Israel issued a message to Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa (formerly Abu Mohammed al-Golani) saying it won’t accept Jihadist activity in the southern part of the country.
Israel-Syria border with the demilitarized zone on the left side of the fence, and Israel on the right, at the Golan Heights © Mena Today
Israel issued a message to Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa (formerly Abu Mohammed al-Golani) saying it won’t accept Jihadist activity in the southern part of the country.
Israel added it would renounce its foothold in the buffer zone on the border once a secure government takes hold in Syria.
Residents reported calm in the Syrian city of Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government declared that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city and the United States stepped up calls for an end to fighting.
Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government struggled to implement a ceasefire.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar delivered a scathing rebuke on Saturday of Syrian President Ahmed al-Shaara, accusing him of openly supporting jihadist militias responsible for the massacre of 700 Druze civilians and fostering a climate of impunity and ethnic persecution.
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