{"id":22783,"date":"2025-05-02T16:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/israel-launches-airstrikes-near-syrian-presidential-palace\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:10:48","slug":"israel-launches-airstrikes-near-syrian-presidential-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/israel-launches-airstrikes-near-syrian-presidential-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Syrian Presidential Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israeli fighter jets struck near the Syrian presidential palace on Friday in what Israeli leaders said was a warning to the government to protect the Druse minority after a new wave of sectarian violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/01\/world\/middleeast\/syria-sectarian-violence-100-killed.html\" title=\"\">More than 100 people<\/a> were killed this week in clashes involving a number of parties, including Sunni Muslim extremists not fully under the government\u2019s control, forces from the new government and fighters from the country\u2019s Druse minority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Israeli strike was the latest in a series of attacks on Syria over the past months aimed at preventing weapons and territory near Israel\u2019s borders from falling into the hands of hostile forces. But it was also a reminder that the new Syrian government has little recourse beyond condemning such attacks as it struggles to gain control over a fractured country and unify it following almost 14 years of civil war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Both Israel and Syria have large Druse communities. And Israel has offered before to protect the Syrian Druse should they come under attack during <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/08\/world\/middleeast\/syria-assad-rebels-what-next.html\" title=\"\">the tumultuous transition of power<\/a> in the country after Islamist rebels overthrew the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israel has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/22\/world\/middleeast\/syria-assad-israel-raids.html\" title=\"\">carried out hundreds of airstrikes and incursions<\/a> on Syrian territory, destroying weapons and military outposts. It made clear again on Friday that it was determined to prevent southern Syria, parts of which are controlled by the Druse, from falling under the sway of more extreme groups that could threaten Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israel said it attacked near the presidential palace in the capital, Damascus. Israel\u2019s defense minister, Israel Katz, called it \u201ca clear warning\u201d to the new Syrian president, Ahmed al-Shara. He said when Mr. al-Shara \u201cwakes up and sees the results of Israeli Air Force jets\u2019 strike, he will understand well that Israel is determined to prevent any harm to the Druse in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has in the past demanded a total demilitarization of southern Syria and said Israel won\u2019t allow the forces of the new Syrian military to enter territory south of Damascus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Analysts said Israel\u2019s determination to prevent hostile groups inside Syria from establishing a military presence near its borders stemmed partly from its experience with Hezbollah in Lebanon. For decades, Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, established strongholds in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel that enabled it to threaten Israeli communities across the frontier \u2014 tensions that led to multiple conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The strike on Friday was the second time this week that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/30\/world\/middleeast\/syria-sectarian-fighting-druse.html\" title=\"\">Israel intervened militarily<\/a> inside Syria on behalf of the Druse amid a new bout of sectarian violence in the country. During the unrest, Sunni extremists attacked areas with large Druse populations on the outskirts of Damascus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Before he became president, Mr. al-Shara led the Islamist rebel group <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/02\/world\/middleeast\/syria-rebels-hts-who-what.html\" title=\"\">Hayat Tahrir al-Sham<\/a>, which was once affiliated with Al Qaeda, and headed a coalition of rebel forces that toppled Mr. al-Assad. The coalition included his group and other Islamist rebel factions with more extreme ideologies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Many of those groups have not been brought under the control of new national military, and Syria\u2019s authorities have shown little capacity to rein them in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Syrian president\u2019s office condemned the Israeli attack near the presidential palace as a \u201cdangerous escalation\u201d aimed at undermining the country\u2019s stability. It was one of the strongest statements yet by Syria\u2019s new leaders against Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Mr. al-Shara cannot afford a further escalation with Israel. His government\u2019s control still does not extend to large parts of the country. He is struggling to build a new military, calm waves of sectarian violence and unify a country ripped apart by years of civil conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Druse are one of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/01\/world\/middleeast\/syria-druse-alawites-kurds.html\" title=\"\">Syria\u2019s many minorities<\/a>, and their militias have so far resisted integration into the national military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There are more than one million Druse across the Middle East, mostly in Syria and Lebanon, and some in Jordan and Israel. The Druse practice a secretive offshoot of Islam that contains elements of Christianity, Hinduism, Gnosticism and other philosophies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The monotheistic sect recognizes the prophets of the Abrahamic faiths, including Jesus, John the Baptist, Muhammad and Moses, and reveres Greek philosophers like Plato and Socrates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Wherever they may be, the Druse generally tend to participate in national civic and political life and often serve in the local military while maintaining a distinct culture and religious practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some Syrian Druse have <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/15\/world\/middleeast\/syria-druse-visit-israel.html\" title=\"\">ties to the Druse community in Israel<\/a>, and Israel has not only offered to protect the Druse in Syria, but also tried to cultivate relations with the community. But many Syrian Druse have rejected what they consider potentially destructive foreign meddling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/30\/world\/middleeast\/druse-golan-heights-israel.html\" title=\"\">Druse community in Israel<\/a>, however, is <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/article\/s1frvszelx#autoplay\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pressing for Israel to intervene<\/a>. Friday\u2019s strike in Damascus came after Druse protesters in Israel blocked highways on Thursday amid mounting demands from members of the community there that Israel act forcefully in Syria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Israeli military also said on Thursday that its forces were deployed in the southern Syrian region and \u201cprepared to prevent hostile forces from entering the region and Druse villages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Katz, the defense minister, said on Thursday that Israel would \u201crespond with great severity\u201d if attacks on the Druse did not stop, saying the Syrian leadership bore responsibility for preventing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe are committed to defending the Druse,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes on Syria and threatened to strike government forces there if clashes persisted between Sunni extremist militants loosely affiliated with the government and Druse militia members. The Israeli military said its aircraft had struck a group of \u201coperatives\u201d whom Israel accused of having \u201cattacked Druse civilians\u201d in the spreading violence around the outskirts of Damascus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The most recent outbreak of sectarian unrest in Syria began on Tuesday after an audio clip circulated on social media purporting to be of a Druse cleric insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The cleric denied the accusation, and Syria\u2019s Interior Ministry said he was not involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Armed Sunni extremists then began attacking areas with large Druse populations, including the city of Jaramana near Damascus. Druse militias responded in force, and the government sent security personnel to quell the unrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Wednesday, the clashes spread to another town on the southern outskirts of Damascus, and into the Druse-controlled Sweida region of southern Syria, with fighting continuing until Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Five prominent Druse leaders released a statement Thursday night indicating a willingness to join forces with the government. They said government forces were being deployed to secure the road from Sweida to the capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The government agreed to send reinforcements to protect Jaramana, Druse leaders said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The State Department on Thursday called on Syria\u2019s government to stop the sectarian violence and hold the perpetrators accountable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe recent violence and inflammatory rhetoric targeting members of the Druse community in Syria is reprehensible and unacceptable,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/ending-violence-in-syria\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said a spokeswoman, Tammy Bruce<\/a>. \u201cSectarianism will only sink Syria and the region into chaos and more violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Euan Ward<!-- --> and <!-- -->Adam Rasgon<!-- --> contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside 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