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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Video shows Druze cheering for Israeli troops inside Syria
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
A Syrian journalist affiliated with the country’s new regime publishes footage showing armed Druze fighters and residents in southern Syria cheering as an Israel Defense Forces convoy rolls through a town.
In the footage, people wave Druze flags and hoot for the line of IDF vehicles, one of which is flying an Israeli flag.
One of the individuals is heard calling on the Israeli forces to go after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, apparently suggesting he be eliminated.
It is unclear exactly where and when the video was filmed.
مقاتلون دروز يحيون الجيش الاسرائيلي ويطلبون منه قتل الرئيس السوري أثناء رتل توغل في مناطق بجبل الشيخ pic.twitter.com/GPpQMSHNzJ
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