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Created: 2025-07-16 17:41:29 UTC

Israel has bombed Syria, saying it is acting to ‘protect’ Syria's Druze minority. But who are the Druze and what do they have to do with Israel? Al Jazeera's @osamabinjavaid explains from Damascus ⤵️

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