Aprovechando los combates por las plantaciones de droga en julio de 2025, los israelíes atacaron varios objetivos, incluidos los edificios gubernamentales en Damasco, pero no las plantaciones de droga, afirmando una vez más que lo hacían para proteger a los drusos.

Taking advantage of the fights over the drug farms in July 2025, the Israelis struck several targets, including the government buildings in Damascus, but not the drug farms, once more saying that it did so to protect the Druze.

Israeli warplanes launched an aerial raid on Damascus, and struck tanks of Syria’s army during sectarian clashes, ignoring a ceasefire on the ground and a US request to halt strikes on the country.

The Syrian interim government’s six-month rule saw a rise in sectarian violence, which Israel is trying to exploit to continue breaching Syria’s sovereignty.

As part of his expansionist plans in Syria, Netanyahu has been trying to draw Syria’s Druze community into the equation.

Syrian Druze residents of the occupied Golan Heights are opposing Israeli plans to build a wind turbine to supply power to nearby illegal settlements. The Golan Heights has been under occupation since 1981

On January 21, president Michael Aoun announced the formation of a new government led by Hassan Diab but protests may continue as many of the key demands have not been met