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Druze in Syria call Israel for help as IDF Chief warns new regime

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A prominent Druze cleric in Syria said Wednesday that the community is prepared to receive Israeli assistance in light of recent attacks on Druze towns south of Damascus.

"If the assault on us continues, we would welcome Israeli protection," Sheikh al-Rishi told Sky News Arabia. "We do not accept anyone who attacks us. There are those who want to provoke conflict. We are Syrians and want to be treated like other Syrians. The Syrian leadership must be inclusive of all," he said.

According to military sources, the IDF is monitoring developments in Syria and has deployed forces ready for various scenarios.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has ordered preparations for strikes against regime targets in Syria should the violence against Druze civilians persist.On Wednesday alone, the IDF struck three targets on the outskirts of Damascus using unmanned aerial vehicles. The army said the targets were militants who had attacked Druze civilians.

 
Caravans of Sunni Jihadists are other way to the Druze stronghold of As-Suwayda in southern Syria.
A great massacre is going to happen if Israel won’t intervene.

Oh praying for the IDF to be able to get there in time and prevent this. The Druze are peaceful, and the Israeli ones serve in the IDF with honour.
 
The Druze in Syria are being slaughtered right now by the jihadists of al-Julani, the terrorist in a suit, embraced by the world. It’s as if no one cares that he and his men are soaked in the blood of his past with ISIS and al-Qaeda.

The same silence that allowed him and his men to kill the Christians and Alawites last month, is now enabling a massacre of the Druze.

Where is the outrage? Where is the conscience of the world?

Where is the IDF which embraced the Druze community and promised to protect it?

It’s time to wake up: Assad’s brutal regime has been replaced by a new tyranny and once again, innocent communities are paying the price.

Today it’s the DRUZE. Tomorrow, it will be ISRAEL.

Israel must stand by its words and its values. Israel must defend the Druze in Syria, support them, protect them, and deepen their alliance with them, against the terrorists there are tearing Syria apart.

 

'They massacred us': Syria’s Druze plead for help as sectarian violence escalates​


Tensions between Syria’s Druze minority and the country’s new government, led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa have sharply escalated in recent days, with at least 73 people reportedly killed in violent clashes. The Syrian government denies involvement in the attacks, but Druze leaders are calling for international intervention amid what they describe as targeted violence.
Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community, issued a rare and forceful condemnation of the regime on Thursday, calling the attacks “unjustified” and “intended to terrorize.” “This massacre, which we did not expect, is aimed at sowing fear,” he said, urging “rapid international assistance” to halt the bloodshed.

President al-Sharaa, the former leader of the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has drawn criticism for sidelining the Druze politically and militarily since taking power. He has previously vowed to “return the Druze to the path of Islam,” raising fears among the community of sectarian persecution.

Calls for international action are mounting. Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel sent a letter to Netanyahu on Thursday urging both diplomatic and military efforts “to stop the massacre,” warning of an “immediate and tangible threat” to Druze lives. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar echoed the appeal, urging the global community to protect minorities in Syria from the “regime and its terror militias.”

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An unusual and joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz has now been issued:

Israel attacked last night near the presidential palace in Damascus.

This is a clear message to the Syrian regime. We will not allow a withdrawal of forces from south of Damascus and any danger to the Druze community.

 

‘Clear message to Syrian regime’ – Amid reports of continued violence against Druze, IDF strikes near presidential palace in Damascus​


Israel Defense Forces carried out an airstrike near the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, early on Friday morning amid reports of continuing violence against the Druze community.

“A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck adjacent to the area of the Palace of Hussein al-Sharaa in Damascus,” the IDF said in a statement on Friday morning.

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Seeing a few reports of “Turkish fighter jets enter Syrian airspace”…we’ll see if there’s confirmation. Also reported (doubt it but we’ll see) that “Turkish aircraft began jamming GPS systems in Syrian skies, forcing a number of Israeli fighters to withdraw from Syrian skies," Israel's Channel 11 reported.

BUT, Israeli military vessels have entered Syrian water spaces.

Could it be that the Damascus prophecy coming in Isaiah 17 & Jeremiah 49, begins with something like tonight, that morphs into some insane that will include the destruction of Damascus down the line?

 
Unconfirmed “- BREAKING: TURKISH JETS FIRED WARNING SHOTS AT ISRAELI JETS!”

There’s a lot of fog in breaking news war.

Russian jets escorted this fella in Syria to land safely through it all. A Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft lands at its Khmeimim Air Base in the Latakia region, coastal Syria.


** As soon as more news report comes forth on this, confirmation will be posted**
 
This could get really wild, fairly quickly.

A Russian source has said that Israel has warned Turkey, through the United States, that ISRAEL WILL SHOOT DOWN TURKISH Air Force jets “without any hesitation” if they contest Syrian airspace or project a threat to Israeli activity in Syria.

It was reported earlier that Turkish jets fired “warning shots” at Israeli jets. So Israel basically said that they’ll shoot Turkish jets down next time.

Turkey's foreign minister stated a desire to avoid a confrontation with Israel.

Turkey and Israel have complex relations but no history of direct military conflict like this. Never.

The IDF confirms it struck a military site, anti-aircraft cannons, and surface-to-air missile infrastructure in Syria. In a statement, the IDF said it “will continue to operate as necessary to defend Israeli civilians.”

From the angle that I’m seeing, this could really ugly, fairly quickly.

 

Israel said readying list of government and military targets in Syria​


Israel is readying a list of military and government targets to potentially strike in Syria, the Kan public broadcaster reports, after the military launched a strike near the Damascus presidential palace last night that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was a “clear message to the Syrian regime.”

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US out of NATO, NOW
Otherwise, we end up on the wrong side against Israel due to treaty obligations.
and for what it's worth, the European countries in NATO could be drawn into this on the wrong side against Israel very easily . . . *


Praying for US servicemembers in Turkey and elsewhere in the area. I could see some hostage-taking, especially in Turkey, if this continues much longer.

Praying for the Druze and Christians


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* very minority view of Ezekiel peeking out thinking about yet another hook and the upcoming consortium :peek:
 
Israel kept its promise to protect the Syrian Druze and struck several targets in Damascus, Hama, and Daraa.

An Israeli helicopter also landed in Sweida to deliver food, medical aid, and military supplies.

While the rest of the world ignores the massacres of Druze in Syria, Israel stands alone in taking action.

 
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