Israel says it hit Syrian army camps in the south after Druze ‘attacked’
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Israeli air strikes target army camps in response to alleged attacks on the Druze community in Suwayda on Thursday.
Israel’s military has said it struck Syrian army camps overnight in response to what it claimed were attacks against the Druze community in the south of the country.
“This was in response to yesterday’s events, in which Druze civilians were attacked in the [Suwayda] area,” the Israeli military said in a post on Telegram on Friday.
“The [Israeli military] will not allow harm to come to Druze in Syria and will continue to act for their protection.”
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor reported on Thursday that fighting broke out between government forces and fighters from local tribes against opposing Druze factions in the western countryside of Suwayda.
The fighting began after mortar shells fell on areas under the control of Druze factions.
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