00:00A pledge from Syria's president to try to keep the country's neutral position
00:04and avoid the widening conflict.
00:08I believe that the path Syria is currently taking is the right one
00:12and we are trying to distance Syria as much as possible
00:15from any conflict that would reopen these wounds and pains
00:19and to preserve this path toward development and reconstruction.
00:24Former militant Ahmad al-Shirah seized power in December 2024
00:29overthrowing former leader Bashar al-Assad who was supported by Iran.
00:34Now interim president al-Shirah says his government is on good terms
00:38with all the regional countries while declaring full solidarity with the Arab states.
00:44But Israel could be trying to draw Damascus into the conflict
00:47after it targeted Syrian army camps in the south
00:51over concerns about attacks on the Druze population.
00:55The IDF will not tolerate harm towards the Druze population in Syria
00:59and will continue to operate to defend them.
01:02The region has already suffered damage from an Iranian ballistic missile strike on February 28th.
01:09And now the Israeli defense minister is warning the Syrian government
01:12against exploiting the conflict to target the Druze community.
01:16They live in the southern region of Syria, northern Israel, Lebanon and the Golan Heights,
01:22which Israel occupies.
01:24Israel sees itself as the protector of the Druze in Syria
01:28who regularly clash with Sunni Bedouin tribes and Syrian government forces loyal to President al-Shirah.
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