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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-860987
IDF Strikes Tanks in Southern Syria
(Jerusalem Post) Amir Bohbot - The IDF said Monday it had recently attacked several tanks in southern Syria advancing toward the predominantly Druze city of Sweida. A military source said the purpose of the Israeli strike was to prevent the movement of tanks into an area that the IDF does not allow Syrian military forces to enter. This comes after exchanges of gunfire between Druze from Sweida and Bedouins. More than 89 people were killed and at least 100 were wounded in sectarian clashes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday, "We will not allow harm to the Druze in Syria. Israel will not stand by."