A senior U.S. official told Axios that Damascus notified Jerusalem in advance of its decision to send tanks to the As-Suwayda region in southern Syria. According to the official, the Syrian government emphasized that the deployment was intended solely to quell fighting between local Druze militias and a Bedouin criminal group and was not directed at Israel. The disclosure suggests both countries sought to avoid miscalculation along their shared frontier, where tensions frequently run high. There was no immediate public comment from the Israeli or Syrian governments on the conversation described by the U.S. official.
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇸🇾 | AHORA: Alto funcionario estadounidense a Axios: "Siria informó a Israel con antelación que estaba enviando tanques a la zona de Suwayda, en el sur de Siria, y aclaró que no se trataba de una acción dirigida a Israel, sino más bien un intento de restablecer el orden en
The U.S. official said that the Syrian government informed Israel in advance about deploying tanks to the As-Suwayda region in southern Syria, clarifying that the deployment was intended to address internal clashes between Druze militias and a Bedouin gang, not to target Israel. https://t.co/uTuyQpYcFg
Senior American official to Axios: Syria informed Israel in advance that it was sending tanks to the Suwayda area in southern Syria and clarified that this was not an action directed at Israel but rather an attempt to restore order in the internal conflicts between Druze