Druze, Syria and IDF

Israel’s military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria’s capital
Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria.
Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to prepare to defend Druze village in Syria
The Druze village that is currently under attack is the town of Jaramana, which is on the outskirts of Damascus.
Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze suburb of Damascus
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israel Defense Forces on Saturday to “prepare to defend” the Druze-majority city of Jaramana on the outskirts of Damascus in Syria.
Netanyahu orders army to 'prepare to defend' Druze in Syria’s Jaramana
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the military to “prepare to defend” the Druze inhabitants of Jaramana city near Syria’s capital Damascus. This comes in a new escalation by Netanyahu's government against the new administration in Syria, which is demanding an end to the ongoing Israeli violations of the country's sovereignty.
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Netanyahu, Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze locale ‘under attack by regime’
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Netanyahu and Katz order IDF to protect Druze village in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, instruct IDF to prepare to protect Druze village of Jaramana, near Damascus in Syria.
IDF prepares to defend Druze suburb of Damascus against Syrian regime
Netanyahu and Katz instructed the Israeli military to prepare to defend the city of Jaramana, located about 1.8 miles southeast of Damascus, in the Rif Dimashq (“Damascus Suburb”) Governorate on the Ghouta plain. Jaramana has a mostly Druze and Christian population.
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