Syria's transitional government described the Israeli air strikes on targets near the presidential palace as a “dangerous escalation”. Israel had justified the attack with the protection of the Drusen in Syria.
The Syrian transitional government has asked the world to condemn the Israeli air raids on Damascus. The international community and the Arab countries would have to counter “repeated Israeli aggression” and do everything to end them, it said in a message from the presidential palace. It is a “dangerous escalation against state institutions and the sovereignty of the state”, which aimed at the “national security of Syria and the unity of the Syrian people”.
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Israel Katz had told that the blow was “a clear message to the Syrian regime: We will not allow troops to march south of Damascus or threaten the drusian community”. Qatar condemned the attacks of Israel as the “act of aggression” and “serious breach of international law”.
Israel sees Drusen as an ally
The Drusen are a religious minority whose members live primarily in Syria, Israel, Jordan and Lebanon. In Israel, many drouses serve voluntarily in the army. The Jewish state sees her as an ally. Most recently, more than 100 people died in Syria with violent clashes between Sunni militias and drusian armed armed armed, according to the Syrian observation center for human rights based in Great Britain.
The spiritual leader of the Drusen in Israel, Sheikh Muwafak tariff, thanked Netanyahu, according to the office of the Prime Minister, for his order to protect the Druze. Members of the Drusian minority had temporarily blocked streets in Israel to demonstrate for the protection of their faith brothers in Syria. According to the observation center for human rights, also in the Syrian cities of Homs and Daraa, the Israeli air strikes were ranged.
Environment of the Presidential Palace met
After violent struggles between members of the Drusian minority, government -related militias and state security forces in Syria, Israel's air force attacked several destinations in the capital Damascus. As the Syrian Presidential Office confirmed, the area around the presidential palace was also hit. During the day, Syrian media also reported an air raid near the city of Suweida. Upon request, Israel's military announced that she was not aware of any attack there.
Already on Wednesday, the Israeli armed forces attacked goals in Syria several times. The goal was according to the information an “extremist group” that is said to have planned an attack on Druze.
More than 100 dead within a few days
The triggering of clashes between Sunni militias and drusian armed was an audio recording in which the prophet Mohammed was said to have been insulted. It was initially attributed to a Druze. However, the Ministry of the Interior said that the accused person is not related to the admission.
The religious leader of the Syrian Drusen spoke on Thursday of a “nurse campaign”. This can be “not justified by anything,” said Scheich Hikamt al-Hidschri. He called “international forces” to intervene in order to “maintain peace and prevent the progress of these crimes”.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Great Britain, the fighting has been killed in the fights since the beginning of the week.
The new Syrian leadership has repeatedly assured that he wants to protect the minorities in the country. Transitional President Al-Sharaa has been moderated by his Islamist HTS militia since the fall of the long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. In March there were massacres in civilians, mainly by members of the religious minority of the Alawites.
