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Israel Bombs Syrian Defense Ministry After Sweida Ceasefire Fails

Israel says the attacks will safeguard the Druze community near the Golan Heights border following deadly sectarian clashes in Sweida.

La creciente violencia y el riesgo de una intervención directa por parte de Israel amenazan con desestabilizar aún más el frágil equilibrio en Siria.
Miembros de la comunidad drusa se manifiestan ante las fuerzas israelíes junto a la valla de alambre de púas que separa los Altos del Golán, anexados por Israel, de Siria, cerca de Majdal Shams, el 16 de julio de 2025
DAMASCUS (Syrian Arab Republic), 16/07/2025.- A damaged vehicle outside the Syrian Ministry of Defense building, which houses the military's General Staff Headquarters, following an Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria, 16 July 2025. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike on the building on 16 July following the deployment of Syrian troops in the predominantly Druze province of Suwayda (Sweida), after clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes resulted in the death of dozens of people. The Syrian Defense Minister announced a ceasefire on July 15 in the city of As Suwayda, which Syrian troops entered in the morning, but the area is witnessing violent clashes between government forces and Druze militants. (Siria, Damasco) EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED AL RIFAI
Members of the Israeli Druze community wave Druze and Israeli flags as they demonstrate to protest against the 'Jewish Nation-State Law' in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on August 4, 2018. Tens of thousands of Israeli Druze and their supporters rallied in central Tel Aviv today to protest the new law they say makes them second-class citizens, an AFP reporter said. The law, which passed last month and is part of Israel's so-called basic laws, a de facto constitution, proclaims the country the nation state of the Jewish people. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ tel aviv israel drusos protestan contra la ley de nacionalidad ley define a Israel como Estado nacional del pueblo judio manifestantes de la minoría religiosa

Overview

  • Sectarian fighting between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes in Sweida has killed at least 248 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
  • A Damascus-brokered ceasefire collapsed after renewed clashes and allegations that Syrian troops fought alongside Bedouin militias.
  • Israel carried out a third consecutive day of airstrikes on Syrian military positions in Sweida and hit the Defense Ministry in Damascus to enforce a demilitarized zone and protect the Druze minority.
  • Syrian authorities vowed to respond to any further attacks but have struggled to contain the violence under a weakened central government.
  • United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued an urgent call for civilian protection as the ceasefire remains fragile.