15-07-2025
Israeli airstrikes target Syrian government troops amid sectarian unrest
BEIRUT — Israel deepened its military involvement in a Syrian civil conflict Tuesday, carrying out a wave of airstrikes against government troops who had deployed to the southern city of Sweida in a bid to contain an outbreak of sectarian violence.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he had ordered the military to target any Syrian government troops and weaponry that had entered Sweida province. He said the intervention was an effort to secure Israel's northern border and protect Syria's Druze minority from the country's newly formed Islamist-run government.
