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EX500rider

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5. Israel is less "taking over S Syria" as it is protecting the Druze

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 08:27 PM

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Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that the IDF struck targets in Syria in a new message to the new Syrian government, stating, "We will not allow harm to the Druze in Syria. Israel will not stand by it."

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