Overview

• Israel conducted a rare airstrike near Sahnaya, targeting an extremist group it claims was preparing to attack the Druze minority.
• The strike killed at least one Syrian security officer and injured several others, according to Syrian government reports.
• Sectarian violence in Damascus suburbs has resulted in at least 11 deaths and dozens of injuries, with sporadic clashes continuing in Sahnaya.
• Syrian Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri called for international peacekeepers, describing the violence as a 'campaign of extermination' against his community.
• The UN envoy urged an end to Israeli strikes and emphasized Syrian sovereignty, while Syria’s foreign ministry rejected any calls for foreign intervention.