Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF on Saturday evening to prepare to "defend a Druze village in southern Syria" after Syrian forces launched a security operation in the area.
The IDF will either attack the Syrian forces if there is a problem or if it is just a threat to keep distance from Israel, The Jerusalem Post learned later on Saturday.
Jaramana, a city on the outskirts of Damascus inhabited by both Christian Syrians and Druze, has been the center of unrest and clashes between Syrian security forces and local Druze brigades.
"We will not allow the terrorist regime of radical Islam in Syria to harm the Druze," Netanyahu and Katz said in a statement. "If the regime harms the Druze, it will be harmed by us. We are committed to our Druze brothers in Israel to do everything to prevent harm to their Druze brothers in Syria, and we will take all necessary steps to maintain their security."
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