Netanyahu confirms IDF strikes on Syrian forces to ‘prevent harm to Druze’

In a joint statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz say they have instructed the IDF to strike Syrian forces “following the attack on the Druze in Syria.”

The statement says the IDF was told to hit “regime forces and weapons that were brought into the Sweida area,” which Netanyahu and Katz say are “against the demilitarization policy that was decided, prohibiting the entry of forces and weapons into southern Syria that endanger Israel.”

“Israel is committed to preventing harm to the Druze in Syria due to the deep brotherly alliance with our Druze citizens in Israel, and their familial and historical ties to the Druze in Syria, and we are acting to prevent the Syrian regime from harming them, and to ensure the demilitarization of the area adjacent to our border with Syria,” the statement adds.