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Full coverage· Security· Updated

Syrian Druze Sheikh Seeks Israeli Protection, Offers Fighters

A Syrian Druze Sheikh, Marwan Kiwan, has publicly offered his community's fighters to join the IDF and requested Israeli protection and a confederated protectorate in the Golan Heights.

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What happened

  1. 01Syrian Druze Sheikh Marwan Kiwan offered his community's fighters to join the IDF and requested Israeli protection.
  2. 02Kiwan called for a confederated protectorate in the Golan Heights under Israeli supervision.
  3. 03He stated the Druze are ready to fight alongside Israel if ordered by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
  4. 04The sheikh praised Israel's intervention in past clashes between Syrian forces and Druze.
  5. 05Kiwan accused Syrian President Ahmed al-Shar'a of committing massacres against the Druze.
  6. 06The appeal follows Druze support demonstrations in Syria for Israel after October 7th.

Kiwan stated that the Druze are ready to fight alongside Israel and criticized the Syrian President for alleged massacres against the Druze. The sheikh's appeal comes amid ongoing support demonstrations by Druze in Syria for Israel, following the October 7th Hamas attack.

Translated and summarized by baba from Behadrei Haredim, the latest report. Read Behadrei Haredim’s original

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