{"id":261968,"date":"2025-07-15T15:05:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-is-israel-trying-to-achieve-by-bombing-syrian-forces-in-sweida-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:05:37","slug":"what-is-israel-trying-to-achieve-by-bombing-syrian-forces-in-sweida-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-is-israel-trying-to-achieve-by-bombing-syrian-forces-in-sweida-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Israel trying to achieve by bombing Syrian forces in Sweida? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3KrqKJNAX_Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What is Israel trying to achieve by bombing Syrian forces in Sweida? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3KrqKJNAX_Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in the southern city of Suweida. Israel says its goal is to protect the local Druze minority following deadly clashes.<br \/>\nThe Syrian forces were deployed to the city to stop the escalating sectarian violence between Sunni Bedouin tribes and the Druze. Earlier, Syria&#8217;s defense minister announced a ceasefire following talks with religious leaders from the Druze minority.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Israel strikes Syrian city, vows to protect Druze<br \/>\n0:30 Fawaz Gerges, London School of Economics<br \/>\n4:59 Tania Kr\u00e4mer, DW Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in the southern city of Suweida. Israel says its goal is to protect the local Druze minority following deadly clashes. The Syrian forces were deployed to the city to stop the escalating sectarian violence between Sunni Bedouin tribes and the Druze. 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