Israel Attacks Syrian Sweida Again The Location Of The Clashes Of Government Troops And Militant Druze

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JAKARTA - Israeli drones are targeting the Syrian city of Sweida, where clashes between Syrian government forces and local Druze fighters have occurred again.

There has been no direct statement from the Israeli military regarding the latest attack on Wednesday, July 16.

On Tuesday, Israel launched an attack on Syrian government forces in the southern Syrian region of Sweida.

Israel said the action was carried out to protect the Druze minority and pledged to ensure territory near the Israeli border remains demilitarized.

A Reuters reporter heard at least four strikes while the sound of the drone was heard overhead and saw damaged tanks being pulled away from the city. There, a series of shots were heard as violence entered its third day.

The increasing violence in the city, where the majority of the population is Druze, marks the latest challenge for interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syria, where Israel has pledged to protect the Druze minority.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Katz instructed the military to immediately attack regime forces and weapons brought to the Sweida region for regime operations against Druze.

"Israel is committed to preventing the danger to Druze in Syria because of the close brotherhood alliance with our Druze people in Israel," the Israeli authorities said.

"We act to prevent the Syrian regime from endangering them and to ensure the deliterization of territory bordering Syria," he continued.

Earlier an influential Druze leader, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri, issued a statement accusing Syrian government forces of violating the ceasefire and bombarding the city, calling on fighters to fight government forces.

Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra then issued a statement stating the ceasefire had been fully enforced, and said government forces would only