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Syrian Druze Show Support for Israel and Netanyahu
On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Druze residents in the southern Syrian city of Al-Suwayda held a rare solidarity rally to mark the three-year anniversary of the October 7th terror attack in Israel. Participants gathered in the city square and marched through the streets to express sympathy for the Israeli victims killed by Hamas and other Palestinian terror organizations.
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- 01Druze residents in the Syrian city of Al-Suwayda held a rally on Wednesday to mark the three-year anniversary of the October 7th massacre.
- 02Demonstrators displayed Israeli flags, photos of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and images of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.
- 03Participants carried banners connecting the October 7th terror attack to a July 2025 massacre of Druze by Islamist forces in Syria.
- 04The rally featured photos of the Al-Suwayda community leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri and the Israeli Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif.
- 05According to Israel Hayom, the demonstration was a response to Israeli aid, including airstrikes against Islamist forces associated with Ahmad al-Shar'a's government.
The demonstrators displayed Israeli flags alongside Druze community flags, photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and images of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. One sign featuring Netanyahu read, "The Druze in Bashan support you." The rally also featured photographs of Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri, the community leader in Al-Suwayda, and Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze in Israel.
Participants carried banners stating, "Our pain is one, their terror is one," linking the October 7th massacre to the severe violence and massacre their own community endured in July 2025 at the hands of Islamist forces. According to Israel Hayom, the gesture was a response to aid Israel provided to the Druze at that time, which included airstrikes against Islamist forces associated with the government of Ahmad al-Shar'a.
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