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Israel strikes Syria, saying it hit group that attacked Druze

FILE PHOTO: Armed Druze men stand at checkpoint in Jaramana

Armed Druze men stand at a checkpoint in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus, on Tuesday.

Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against "an extremist group" that attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to defend the minority group as deadly sectarian violence spread near Damascus on Wednesday.

A Syrian Foreign Ministry statement rejected "all forms of foreign intervention" in Syria's internal affairs, without mentioning Israel, and declared Syria's commitment to protecting all Syrian groups "including the noble Druze sect."



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