Palestine, Lebanon, now on Syria as a warning.
It marks Israel’s second strike on Syria in 48 hours.
Israel has reportedly been lobbying Washington with a plan for regime change in Syria
Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against "an extremist group" that attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to defend the minority group as deadly sectarian violence spread near Damascus on Wednesday.
A Syrian Foreign Ministry statement rejected "all forms of foreign intervention" in Syria's internal affairs, without mentioning Israel, and declared Syria's commitment to protecting all Syrian groups "including the noble Druze sect."
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In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military had carried out "a warning operation and struck an extremist group" as it prepared to continue an attack on Druze in Sahnaya.
"At the same time, a message was passed on to the Syrian regime - Israel expects it to act in order to prevent harm to the Druze," they said.
Reuters
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