Netanyahu Reveals Call to Assad During Sweida Events, Demanding Halt to Attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed details of a phone call he made to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the recent bloody events in Syria's Sweida province. Netanyahu claimed he demanded that Assad immediately stop the attacks on the Druse population. The prime minister made these statements during a visit to the Likud party headquarters in the Druse town of Yarka in northern Israel, addressing party members and supporters from the Druse community about his government's handling of developments in Syria.

Netanyahu stated that he initiated the call to Assad when the events in Sweida unfolded. "When the massacre against our Druse brethren in Syria occurred, I picked up the phone and called Syrian President al-Assad, and told him to stop," he said. The Israeli prime minister also referenced what he described as attempts to target Druse in Sweida, in the context of violence in other Syrian regions, including areas with Kurdish and Alawite majorities on the Syrian coast.

According to Netanyahu's account, Israeli airstrikes targeting Syrian forces during the Sweida events helped halt their advance and forced a withdrawal. Since then, Israel has asserted that it will not accept threats against members of the Druse community in Syria. Netanyahu's statement reveals a direct call he allegedly made to al-Assad during the events, though he did not provide further details on the timing or full content of the conversation in the reported remarks.