...MAJDAL SHAMS, GOLAN HEIGHTS - JULY 19, 2025: Dozens of people gathered on Saturday, July 19, in the town of Majdal Shams, located in the Golan Heights, to protest ongoing clashes in Syria’s southern Suwayda province. The demonstrators called for an end to the recent fighting between Bedouins and Druze armed groups in the region. Protesters carried banners expressing solidarity with the people of Suwayda and urging peace. On July 13, clashes broke out between Bedouin Arab tribes and armed Druze groups in Suwayda. Violence escalated and Israeli airstrikes followed, including on Syrian military positions and infrastructure in Damascus. Israel cited the need to protect Druze communities as a pretext for its attacks. However, most Druze leaders in Syria have publicly rejected any foreign interference and reaffirmed their commitment to a unified Syrian state. Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, Israel intensified its air campaign in Syria and declared the buffer zone between the two countries defunct alongside the 1974 Disengagement Agreement.