Israeli Defense Minister Threatens Action If Syria Endangers Druze Community

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has issued a beardown informing of imaginable subject enactment successful Syria, targeting forces loyal to Damascus, if the Syrian authorities endangers the Druze community. In a connection released by his office, Katz emphasized, “We volition not basal by portion the violent authorities of extremist Islam successful Syria threatens the Druze.” He added, “Should the authorities harm the Druze, they volition look consequences from us.”

The Israeli subject has been instructed to hole accordingly and convey a decisive informing that immoderate menace to the Druze volition provoke a effect from Israel. This mentation includes plans to support Jaramana, a predominantly Druze metropolis situated adjacent the outskirts of the Syrian capital, which Katz mentioned is “currently nether battle by Syrian authorities forces.”

“We pledge to our Druze brothers successful Israel that we volition bash everything successful our powerfulness to shield their Druze brethren successful Syria from harm and volition instrumentality each indispensable actions to guarantee their security,” Katz reiterated.

Israeli media, citing reports from Syria, noted that Syrian authorities are presently engaged successful confrontations with equipped groups successful the metropolis pursuing the motorboat of a information cognition successful Jaramana. Sources for this accusation see the AMPEA and the Times of Israel.