“I instructed the IDF to behave with power as a result of the Damascus regime despatched its military south of the capital and massacred the Druze,” Netanyahu mentioned.
Israel achieved a ceasefire in Syria via “forceful actions,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned on Thursday.
“We’ve established a transparent coverage, the demilitarization of the realm south of Damascus, and the safety of our brothers, the Druze,” Netanyahu added.
“I instructed the IDF to behave with power as a result of the Damascus regime despatched its military south of the capital and massacred the Druze,” he mentioned.
“On account of our intensified motion, a ceasefire has been established, and Syrian forces withdrew again to Damascus,” he famous.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s authorities will quickly withdraw its forces from areas with Druze populations, an Israeli official informed The Jerusalem Submit on Wednesday evening.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Center East (Illustrative). (credit score: Chip Somodevilla, Ali Haj Suleiman, KeithBinns/Getty Pictures)
Earlier, Reuters reported that Syria’s Druze have reached a ceasefire settlement with the Syrian authorities in Sweida that may take speedy impact, Druze non secular chief Sheikh Yousef Jarbou mentioned in a video broadcast by state media on Wednesday.
A ceasefire introduced on Tuesday evening collapsed after just a few hours. There was nonetheless hearth from authorities forces within the predominantly Druze metropolis of Sweida after the announcement was made, in accordance with a Reuters witness.
Syria’s state information company, SANA, corroborated the experiences of a ceasefire settlement, including that safety checkpoints have been deployed throughout Sweida.
Israel carried out strikes on key Damascus websites
Israel struck the doorway to the Syrian regime’s navy headquarters complicated in Damascus, the IDF confirmed earlier on Wednesday.
Amichai Stein contributed to this report.
