Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has called on the UN Security Council to act against what he described as systematic atrocities targeting the Druze population in southern Syria.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has issued an urgent appeal to the United Nations Security Council, demanding immediate international intervention over what he termed “ongoing atrocities” targeting the Druze minority in southern Syria.
In a formal letter addressed to the President of the Security Council on Thursday, Sa’ar expressed Israel’s grave concern over the worsening violence in the Sweida province, warning that the region’s Druze community has come under systematic and brutal assault.
“The world has witnessed chilling evidence of extreme violence in Sweida,” Sa’ar wrote. “These include executions, mutilation of bodies, public humiliation of civilians, and the destruction and desecration of religious sites. These acts have instilled terror in the local population.”
Sa’ar squarely placed blame on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s regime and its allied militias, asserting that many of the atrocities are being carried out directly by government forces or those acting under their command.
“The regime bears full responsibility for the atrocities committed within its borders,” he stated. “It must be held accountable by the international community.”
The Foreign Minister also described the situation in Sweida as part of a broader pattern of targeted violence against minority communities in Syria, referencing attacks on the Alawite population in the northwest, Kurdish populations in the north, and Christian institutions targeted by jihadist groups such as ISIS.
Sa’ar condemned what he called international indifference to these crimes.
“The global community must not remain passive in the face of such barbarism,” he urged. “Empty statements are not enough. If the international community is serious about stability in Syria and the region, it must act decisively.”
He called on the Security Council to send an unambiguous message to Damascus that it will be judged by its actions—not its rhetoric.
Sa’ar requested that his letter be distributed as an official Security Council document, and confirmed that a similar appeal had been sent to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
The Israeli government’s intervention highlights growing international alarm over sectarian violence and the erosion of minority protections amid Syria’s ongoing internal conflicts.
