Druzo is a special minority whose religion has its roots in Shiite Islam but draws evidence from others
Israel is ready to defend Syria’s Druzo after reports of mass murders of Alawites, members of another religious minority in the country.
Speaking to reporters, Israeli government spokesman David Mencher has spoken of a “slaughter of civilians”, stressing that Israel is “ready, if necessary, to defend the Drouzes” without any further clarification.
The Druzians are a special minority, whose religion has its roots in Shiite Islam but draws evidence from other beliefs. There are today there are today in Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
The Syrian Defense Ministry It announced earlier today the completion of a military operation in the western part of the country, where more than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes with forces that are in the regime of overthrown President Bashar al -Assad, while civilians have been executed.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – a London -based non -governmental organization, but maintains a wide network of sources in Syria – at least 973 civilians were killed by government troops and fighters who adhere to the Islamists who overthrew it. In recent days, more than 230 members of the Syrian security forces were also killed.
About 120,000 Drouz is estimated to live in Israel today. Another 24,000 live in the occupied highlands of Golan, which Israel occupied Syria during the six -day war (1967) and unilaterally annexed in 1981.
On March 1, Israeli defense minister allegedly ordered the Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) ready if a military operation is deemed necessary to defend Syria’s Drussians.
Source :Skai
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