Israel delivers humanitarian aid to southern Syria Druze July 31, 2025Humanitarian aid supplied to Druze in Syria's Sweida region by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 31, 2025. (Credit: Idan Media/GPO.)(Credit: Idan Media/GPO.)Israel delivers humanitarian aid to southern Syria Druze Tweet Join Group Join WhatsApp Group Email https://worldisraelnews.com/israel-delivers-humanitarian-aid-to-southern-syria-druze/ Email Print Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met over the weekend with Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in the Jewish state, at the latter’s home in Julis in the Western Galilee.By JNSIsrael’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it had delivered some 2 million shekels ($450,000) worth of humanitarian aid to the embattled Druze population of Sweida in southern Syria.The aid includes food as well as medical supplies, “and is intended for areas directly impacted by the violent attacks” of regime-sponsored jihadist militias, according to the ministry.Thursday’s aid marked the second shipment delivered to the Syrian minority by Jerusalem, following another during previous clashes in March, the ministry added.Humanitarian Aid to Druze in Sweida Successfully DeliveredIn light of the recent attacks against the Druze community in Sweida and the severe humanitarian situation in the area, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the directive of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, is delivering… pic.twitter.com/lV2k0grvlp— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) July 31, 2025 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met over the weekend with Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in the Jewish state, at the latter’s home in Julis in the Western Galilee.Read Syrian authorities seize truck of rockets allegedly bound for Hezbollah in LebanonIn coordination with Druze Israel Defense Forces reservists who operate an information center tracking developments in Sweida, Katz said Israel is stepping up humanitarian and medical aid efforts for Druze communities in crisis.The Druze are an Arabic-speaking ethnoreligious community, distinct from Islam, numbering about 150,000 in Israel—mostly in the Galilee, Carmel and Golan—where they are recognized as a unique religious group and play a prominent role in military and public service.Significant Druze populations also live in Syria and Lebanon, with families often split across borders.On July 13, clashes erupted in Syria between local Druze, Sunni Bedouin tribes and regime forces. Reports of mass killings, public executions and abuses against Druze civilians prompted Israel Defense Forces strikes.Over 1,000 people were reportedly killed and more than 100,000 were displaced, with the area remaining tense despite a tentative ceasefire. Druzehumanitarian aidSyria
