The Druze in Syria JNS - Jewish News Syndicate JUL 18, 2025
WATCH: Israel urges UN action over atrocities against Druze in Syria
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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar demands Damascus be held accountable for the violence in Suwayda
(July 18, 2025 / JNS) Israel has called on the United Nations Security Council to act against the Damascus regime for its role in atrocities being committed against Druze civilians in Syria’s Suwayda province.
In a letter dated July 17, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar expressed “deep concern” over reports of brutal violence targeting the Druze community in southern Syria.
Sa’ar described acts of “killings and executions, defacement of bodies, public humiliation of captured civilians,” alongside widespread looting and desecration of religious sites.
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