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Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera Staff

Why did Israel bomb Syria? A look at the Druze and the violence in Suwayda

Security members carry belongings as they leave the damaged Syrian Defence Ministry building [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]

Israel has launched a series of intense strikes on Damascus, Syria’s capital, intensifying a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group.

Syria, on Wednesday, strongly condemned Israeli attacks, denouncing the strikes as a “dangerous escalation.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Israel of pursuing a “deliberate policy” to  “inflame tensions, spread chaos and undermine security and stability in Syria”.

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