Two Druze men walk down a street in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, as an armed man stands guard, on April 29, 2025, in Syria. (Credit: Louai Beshara/AFP)
"I trust neither Israel nor a government of terrorists," says Arige, a young man from Aley, a town in Mount Lebanon. He watches closely as violence escalates across the border in Syria. On Monday, clashes between Druze fighters and armed groups affiliated with the Syrian government and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) broke out in Jaramana and Sahnaya, in the suburbs and southern areas of Damascus. The fighting killed more than 100 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.In response, Israel bombed the outskirts of the Syrian presidential palace at dawn on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not allow anyone "threaten in any way the Druze community." Read more 'I feel like they've stolen our revolution': After clashes in Syria, anxiety flares In Lebanon, Taymour...
"I trust neither Israel nor a government of terrorists," says Arige, a young man from Aley, a town in Mount Lebanon. He watches closely as violence escalates across the border in Syria. On Monday, clashes between Druze fighters and armed groups affiliated with the Syrian government and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) broke out in Jaramana and Sahnaya, in the suburbs and southern areas of Damascus. The fighting killed more than 100 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.In response, Israel bombed the outskirts of the Syrian presidential palace at dawn on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not allow anyone "threaten in any way the Druze community." Read more 'I feel like they've stolen our revolution': After clashes in Syria, anxiety flares In Lebanon, Taymour...