Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have instructed the IDF to prepare for the defense of Jaramana, a Druze town in the suburbs of Damascus that was attacked earlier by Syrian regime forces, according to a statement released Saturday evening by the defense minister. Meanwhile, according to preliminary reports, Israel carried out an attack in Damascus.
"We will not allow the extremist Islamic terror regime in Syria to harm the Druze. If the regime harms the Druze, it will face consequences from us," Netanyahu and Katz stated in a joint declaration.
"We have instructed the IDF to prepare and to deliver a clear and strong warning: If the regime harms the Druze, it will face consequences from us. We are committed to our Druze brothers in Israel and will do everything possible to prevent harm to their Druze brethren in Syria, taking all necessary measures to ensure their safety," they added.
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مقتل احد مقاتلي مليشيات الدروز الإنفصالية الشبيح المجرم :
" احمد أبو الدهن" واصابة 10 آخرين بإصابات متنوعة نتيجة الإشتباكات مع الأمن السوري في #جرمانا بريف #دمشق pic.twitter.com/oNsQAsV1bQ— Laith Albitar (@albitar_laith) March 1, 2025
Syrian media outlets reported that one person was killed and two others were injured in exchanges of fire in the city of Jaramana. According to the reports, the clashes took place between forces of the new Islamist ruling regime and "armed groups."
