Background on why Israel is bombing Syria

 

🧵Some background on why Israel is bombing Syria, where the Druze fit into the story, and what it means for Israel-Syria normalisation.

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The likelihood of Israel normalizing relations with Syria has taken a hit following the murder of Syrian Druze by Ahmed al-Shara’s… pic.twitter.com/2ESkLDrvci

— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) July 16, 2025

BREAKING:

Powerful Israeli airstrikes hit the Syrian Presidential Palace and the Syrian General Staff HQ in Damascus pic.twitter.com/yxE0VfJExl

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 16, 2025