Israel acted not out of expansionist aims but out of duty to protect its allies, the Druze, while balancing national interests in an unstable Syrian arena ...

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Over 300 tribal civilians have been evacuated from Suweida to Daraa amid a fragile ceasefire after deadly clashes last week ...

The violence erupted in the predominantly Druze city in the province of Suwayda (also known as Sweida) on July 12, two days after a Druze merchant was reportedly abducted on the highway to Damascus.

Syrian officials and Druze leaders have announced a new ceasefire after days of violent clashes, but Israel has continued its airstrikes after intervening ...

The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of ...

That understanding was based on comments from the U.S. special envoy and security talks with Israel, sources said.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk called for urgent accountability and a halt to escalating violence in the southern Syrian city of Suweida on Friday, following credible reports of mass killings, ...

Israel can’t intervene in every conflict around the world. But this felt different — it was a moral and familial obligation,’ ...

Syria's government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country's south this week, encouraged by U ...

"If Israel feels that a certain leader...is an evident threat to its national security, it will operate," a former Israeli ...