Netanyahu Reveals Phone Call to Syrian President Amid Druze Massacres
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed he spoke with Syrian President Ahmad al-Shar'a during the 2025 massacres of Syrian Druze, stating the violence stopped after their "tough" conversation. He promised to protect the Druze community. The events in Syria led to hundreds of deaths, abductions, Israeli Druze protests, and Israeli strikes on Syrian targets.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Syrian President Ahmad al-Shar'a during the 2025 Druze massacres.
- Netanyahu claimed the "tough" phone call led to the cessation of the killings.
- Hundreds of Druze were killed and abducted during the spring and summer of 2025 in Syria.
- The events prompted protests by Israeli Druze and Israeli strikes on Syrian regime targets.
- Netanyahu vowed to protect the Druze community, referring to them as "our brothers."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated during a campaign meeting with Druze community representatives that he contacted Syrian President Ahmad al-Shar'a during the massacres of Syrian Druze. Netanyahu described the conversation as "tough" and claimed that the killings ceased afterward. He pledged to "do everything necessary to protect our brothers, your brothers, and our brothers. We will not allow such a massacre to continue."
The massacres of Druze in Syria occurred in the spring and summer of 2025, resulting in hundreds of deaths and reports of women and children being abducted. These events triggered protests by Israeli Druze, with some attempting to cross the border into Syria. Israel provided humanitarian aid to Syrian Druze and conducted strikes against Syrian regime targets in Damascus, including the Ministry of Defense.
