Netanyahu exposes direct call with Syrian President Sharaa, declares he stopped Druze massacres
“It was a very short, very sharp conversation, and the massacre was stopped,” Netanyahu stated. He included: “There is still work to be done; I cannot reveal everything.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exposed on Thursday that he consulted with the Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and declared that he stopped in 2015’s massacres of Druze in Syria
“It was a very short, very sharp conversation, and the massacre was stopped,” Netanyahu stated at a conference with agents of the Druze neighborhood. He included: “There is still work to be done; I cannot reveal everything.”
Netanyahu likewise highlighted his dedication to safeguarding the Druze neighborhood. “We took down the Defense Ministry in Damascus – just like that, gone – we took down a target inside the Palace compound, and I called Sharaa. It was a very short and sharp conversation, and the massacre stopped. I will do whatever it takes to protect our brothers, your brothers, and our brothers; we will not allow a massacre to be committed, and they must also be returned to their homes. This commitment comes from the depths of my soul,” he stated.
Defense Minister Katz states Syria preparing to resume massacres of Druze
Defense Minister Israel Katz declared at the conference that Sharaa will resume attacks on the Druze in Syria if Netanyahu is not re-elected.
“The president of Syria has already prepared the Arab tribes, he has prepared the internal security forces, he has prepared the Syrian army for one thing. He is waiting to see what happens in the elections, and he prays that Netanyahu will not be elected – at that exact moment, he will continue trying to do what he did.”
The declarations come versus the background of the chaos Syria has actually been experiencing recently, especially because the increase of Sharaa’s administration. In July 2025, clashes intensified in the Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria, throughout which reports and stressful video footage of massacres, violence, and embarrassment versus members of the Druze neighborhood were distributed.
In one video dispersed on social networks, armed guys were seen abusing Druze spiritual leaders and by force shaving their mustaches. One clip revealed 80-year-old Mirhaj Shaheen in his home in Sweida, as shooters connected with Sharaa’s forces shaved his mustache versus his will while he pleaded with them to refrain. Members of the Druze neighborhood in Israel declared that Shaheen was consequently killed.
Following the escalation and the dreadful video, the IDF enhanced its forces along the border with Syria out of issue for an uprising amongst young members of the Israeli Druze neighborhood. Numerous neighborhood members collected near the border fence at the time, trying to cross into Syrian area to help their brethren. This happened after lots of Israeli Druze had actually currently crossed the border, leading the IDF to get ready for additional efforts.
Israeli intervention in Syria produces reaction
Simultaneously, disputes emerged amongst the Druze in Syria relating to relations with the brand-new program and Israeli intervention.
A senior figure in a Druze militia lined up with the Syrian program revealed opposition to a military service and external intervention in the area. “What is the purpose of this intervention? We do not need anyone to protect us, and this has been our stance since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution,” he stated.
Versus the background of these occasions, the IDF struck the General Staff head office of the Syrian program in Damascus in July 2025, from which – according to the IDF – operations were handled, and forces were dispatched to Sweida. Furthermore, a military target in the area of the Presidential Palace in the capital was targeted.
Following the IDF strike, Sharaa implicated Israel of trying to destabilize Syria. “The Israeli entity, which has accustomed us since the fall of the previous regime to undermining our stability and sowing division among us, is now striving once again to turn our land into an arena of endless anarchy,” he mentioned. According to him, “Israel seeks to dismantle the unity of the Syrian people and weaken our capabilities to progress along the path of reconstruction.”
Sharaa goes over interaction with Israel, future of areas
Consequently, throughout his address at the UN General Assembly in September 2025, Sharaa stated that “the Golan will remain Syrian territory,” declaring that Israel had actually performed around 500 airstrikes in Syria. He even more clarified that his nation stays dedicated to the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and declines what he described “Israeli aggression.”
In a panel hosted by the Atlantic Council in New York, he likewise attended to direct interactions in between the 2 nations, the future of the Golan Heights, and the effect of the October 7 attack on Israeli policy towards Syria.
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