Sweida

Israel must stop Damascus from absorbing Sweida - opinion

Damascus’s plan for Sweida could reshape Israel’s northern frontier.

A drone view shows the remains of a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.
Members of the military police stand near a bus carrying released detainees during a prisoner exchange between the Syrian government and Druze factions, in Sweida, Syria, February 26, 2026.

US efforts helped pave way for Syria-Druze deal, source tells 'Post'

Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, in Sweida, Syria July 16, 2025.

Damascus, Druze forces exchange prisoners after Sweida violence

A Syrian man takes up arms at a gasoline station in a frontline village on January 23, 2026 in Sweida, Syria.

Syrian government, Druze renew participation in new US-backed talks - report


Voices from the Arab press: Damascus between the Druze, Alawites, and Kurds

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

WORKERS MAINTAIN power generation transformers in the Al-Kiswah area of the Damascus countryside, in Syria, May 26.

Israel faces double standard, pressures, from Western hypocrisy 'uber alles' - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Callousness and double standards are the reasons why Israelis increasingly dismiss Western pressures.

SUPPLIES WAIT to be transferred to the Gaza Strip from the Israeli side of the border, at the Kerem Shalom crossing in May. Some 800 trucks laden with supplies are currently waiting to be collected by the UN at crossings on the Palestinian side, says the writer.

Chairman of Israeli-Druze center sets up protest tent outside PM's office

Khnifess said that Israel’s intervention in Syria came "too late and was insufficient." "The State of Israel must act to prevent jihadist militias from sitting on the northern border," he emphasized.

Dr. Amir Khnifess set up a tent in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.

In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy, fear another

Hundreds of Druze residents pushed through the security fence separating the Israeli Golan Heights from Syria, rushing toward family members they had not seen in decades.

The damaged border fence in Majdal Shams several days after Israeli Druze breached it to reunite with family members in Syria, July 2025.

Saudi Arabia delegation lands in Syria to advance $4 b. investment deal

According to Turkish media, Damascus and Riyadh are expected to sign agreements worth $4 billion.

 Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he attends the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria May 27, 2025.

Selective outrage: Why the world looks away from Syria’s atrocities but fixates on Gaza - analysis

Gaza is widely covered because it is symbolically and politically loaded. Syria is ignored because it is seen as broken, and no one cares.

Bedouin families ride on a vehicle as they leave the village of Al-Mazraa, as residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city, Sweida, Syira, July 21, 2025.

Bots spam email users with appeals for help in Sweida, Syria

The content of the same email sent multiple times to The Jerusalem Post contains the text written in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. 

 JPost email being spammed with the same message alleging to be from southern Syria.

Israel’s message in defending the Druze goes beyond borders, wanting to correct history - analysis

While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s own Druze—a gesture shaped as much by kinship as by security.

 Bedouin fighters ride motocycles, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Sweida, Syria July 18, 2025.

Top stories from July 20, 2025: Sweida updates, Russian earthquake, A-G backlash

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

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What is Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s real strategy? - analysis

It seems that there is now concern in Washington that Damascus is not able to hold things together. Israel has played a complex role in this.

 Ahmed Al-Sharaa standing atop Mount Qasioun, overlooking the fall of Damascus, December 9, 2024.