Milan, 15 July (LaPresse) – In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said they had ordered the Israeli army (IDF) to strike Syrian forces ‘following the attack on the Druze in Syria’. The statement said that orders were given to strike ‘regime forces and weapons that were brought into the area of Sweida,’ which Netanyahu and Katz said was ‘contrary to the agreed demilitarisation policy, which prohibits the entry of forces and weapons into southern Syria that endanger Israel.’ This was reported by The Times of Israel. ‘Israel is committed to preventing harm to the Druze in Syria because of the deep fraternal alliance with our Druze citizens in Israel and their family and historical ties to the Druze in Syria, and we are acting to prevent the Syrian regime from harming them and to ensure the demilitarisation of the area adjacent to our border with Syria,’ the statement added.
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