Netanyahu made no apologies for his military’s actions against the Syrian government, a campaign that included bombing the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Defense on Wednesday. He cited national security concerns and the need to protect Druze civilians clashing with state forces.
“We’ve set a clear policy: demilitarization of the area south of Damascus — from the Golan Heights to the Jabal al-Druze region. That’s one red line. The second is protecting our brothers’ brothers, the Druze in Jabal al-Druze,” Netanyahu said in a statement on Thursday.
Druze from Syria and Israel protest on the Israeli-Syrian border in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, amid the clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed groups in the southern
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