Druze, Syria and Israel

Israel sends aid to Druze in Syria, foreign ministry says
Israel has sent humanitarian aid to Druze communities in its neighbour Syria over the past few weeks, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, in a further sign of backing for the minority group.
Israeli Druze prepare for first visit by Syrian Druze in decades
The head of the Druze community in Israel on Thursday hailed plans for the first visit by a Druze religious delegation from Syria in five decades, despite escalating cross-border tensions underscored by an Israeli airstrike on Damascus.
Israel drops 10,000 aid packages to Druze communities in southern Syria
Around 40,000 Druze community members live in the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra, Da'ara and Sweida under Israeli control
After violence in Syria, Israel says it is prepared to defend Syria's Druze
Israel said on Monday that it was willing to defend Syria's Druze community following days of violence in Syria that a war monitor said led to mass killings of another religious minority. The violence began last week between fighters linked to Syria's new government and forces loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
Aid or division attempt? Israel sends food to Syria’s Druze
Israel says it has sent 10,000 packages of food aid to Syria’s Druze, as it seeks to forge ties with the minority to shape the country’s troubled transition from civil war.The Israeli Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the operation was conducted in recent weeks in coordination with local Druze leaders,
Israel says 10,000 aid packages sent to Syrian Druze, part of ‘minority alliance’
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Israel sends humanitarian aid to Druze in Syria, foreign ministry says
Israel has sent humanitarian aid to Druze communities in Syria over the past few weeks, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, in a further sign of Israel's support for the minority group. "In an operation conducted over the past few weeks,
Israel transfers thousands of humanitarian aid packages to Syrian Druze
The move comes as Israel has been in contact with Syrian Druze leaders, promising to protect them from harm following the toppling of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad by Ha

1 killed in Israel strike on Damascus building

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