Israel says it will let Syrian Druze workers cross into Golan Heights
- Israel will allow Syrian Druze and Circassians to cross into the Israeli side of the Golan Heights for work purposes.
- The move is aimed at building stronger relations with the Syrian Druze community and avoiding friction after Israel created a buffer zone in southern Syria.
- The unusual move could have geopolitical ripples across the region and is a sign that Israel plans to remain in southern Syria for an extended period.
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Israel to allow Syrian Druze to work in occupied Golan Heights
Israel's Defence Ministry said on Sunday it would let Syrian Druze workers enter the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syrian territory, without saying when the government would start issuing permits. The Golan Heights is home to 24,000 Druze, an Arab minority who practice an offshoot of Islam and also live in Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. Israel captured most of the strategic plateau from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed it in 1…
Israel says it will let Syrian Druze workers cross into Golan Heights
Israel's Defence Ministry said on Sunday it would let Syrian Druze workers enter the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syrian territory, without saying when the government would start issuing permits.
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