Massive demonstrations took place in Sweida, a Druze-majority city in southern Syria, where protesters demanded complete independence from Syria rather than federalism or self-administration. The protests followed a recent wave of sectarian violence that resulted in over 1,000 deaths, with Syrian government forces accused of carrying out executions. During the rallies, participants waved Israeli flags and called for Israeli intervention, chanting slogans such as "We want Israel" and appealing to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enter the city. The demonstrations also included Druze militias parading Israeli flags and celebrating atop captured HTS-manufactured armored vehicles. Protesters carried placards asserting the right to self-determination as a sacred right and called for an aid corridor from neighboring Jordan. The unrest reflects deepening tensions in southern Syria amid ongoing clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin Sunni tribes, transforming the conflict into a broader geopolitical issue involving regional actors.