Why is Israel claiming its strikes on Syria are on behalf of the Druze? | DW News
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as posted by the channelWhat began as fighting between local Bedouin groups and Druze in Syria turned into an international conflict that saw Israel bombing the center of the Syrian capital, Damascus. Israel's government says it wants to protect Syria's Druze and there is some support for this position among Israeli Druze – a minority in the country loyal to the state. But analysts see Israel's posture as a pretext to limit Syrian influence in the south of the country. Israel's prime minister has previously demanded "the complete demilitarization of southern Syria." Israeli troops have also been observed moving beyond buffer zones between Israel and Syria, further into the south of Syria.
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