While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s own Druze—a gesture shaped as much by kinship as by security. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria over the past decade,

Israel's strikes in defense of the minority's communities across the border attest to a deepening bond, according to locals in the Druze village of Majdal Shams.

A massacre perpetrated on July 13, in which hundreds of Druze Syrians were reportedly murdered, has shaken Majdal Shams, a picturesque town that’s home to most of the Golan’s 20,000-odd Druze residents, many of whom have relatives across the border.

While the Syrian Druze community might not stand with Israel, experts say that Jerusalem has an obligation to protect them against malevolent forces from within President Ahmed Al-Sharaa's camp.

Sectarian clashes have intensified in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida, highlighting challenges faced by the Islamist-led government. Despite efforts to restore peace, violence between Druze and Bedouin tribes continues,

TEHRAN - In the aftermath of Israel’s recent airstrikes on Syria, targeting areas near Damascus and the southern regions under the pretext of protecting minorities, analysts are probing the deeper strategic objectives behind Tel Aviv’s escalating military posture across the region.

Israel says it's trying to protect the Druze community in south-west Syria, where there have been deadly sectarian clashes.