“After the Alawites, Christians, are other minorities next?” a community leader told The Jerusalem Post. “This is really shocking and heartbreaking.”
The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.
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"We no longer trust the body that calls itself a government," Hakmat Al-Hajeri, a leader in Syria’s Druze community, said.
Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif called on Israel to act: "Israel must not stand idly by while this is happening in Syria."
It began due to rumors about an audio recording that was supposedly insulting to Muslims. This led extremists to gather and slander the Druze community and make genocidal threats.
More than a dozen people were killed in the predominantly Druze town near the Syrian capital on Tuesday in clashes with Sunni gunmen.
"Israel will not allow harm to come to the Druze community in Syria," the statement read.
The fighting marked the latest episode of deadly sectarian violence in Syria and increased fears of violence against minorities.
In northern Israel, Druze, Muslims, and Christians maintain unity despite regional conflicts
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