{"id":2473929,"date":"2025-08-12T16:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-planning-corridor-from-israel-to-syria-for-humanitarian-aid-to-druze\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:24:24","slug":"us-planning-corridor-from-israel-to-syria-for-humanitarian-aid-to-druze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-planning-corridor-from-israel-to-syria-for-humanitarian-aid-to-druze\/","title":{"rendered":"US planning corridor from Israel to Syria for humanitarian aid to Druze"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-planning-corridor-from-israel-to-syria-for-humanitarian-aid-to-druze%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the United States is planning too establish a humanitarian corridor from Israel into Syria to support the druze community in the city of Sweida, which is currently embroiled in violent conflict with local Bedouin militias. U.S. and Israeli officials are negotiating the deal aimed at providing safe passage and aid to the Druze,a distinct ethnoreligious minority spread across the Middle East but heavily concentrated in Syria. The Druze have faced escalating violence since July, leading to clashes that triggered Israeli military strikes against Syrian government targets in solidarity with the Druze and condemnation of Syrian forces&#8217; actions. Despite a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Syria, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/standoff-between-chicago-public-schools-and-teachers-continues\/\" title=\"Standoff between Chicago Public Schools and teachers continues\">tensions remain high<\/a>, and the Syrian government is cautious about the corridor, fearing it might be used to smuggle weapons.The initiative is part of broader U.S. efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-expects-ties-visit-by-morocco-to-israel-next-week\/\" title=\"Netanyahu expects ties visit by Morocco to ... next week\">normalize relations<\/a> between Israel and a new, more secular Syrian government following the fall of the Assad regime. Key diplomatic talks involving U.S., Israeli, and Syrian representatives are expected to take place soon in Paris.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US planning corridor from Israel into Syria for humanitarian aid to Druze<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2182182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The United States is seeking to construct a humanitarian corridor for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> to cut through Syrian territory and connect with the embattled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3472797\/understanding-enigmatic-druze-community-heart-syrian-unrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Druze community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. government authorities are negotiating a deal for the project, which would extend from the Israeli border into the city of Sweida, where Druze have been exchanging violent attacks with Bedouin militias, a U.S. official and two Israeli officials reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/12\/israel-syria-corridor-suwayda-tom-barrack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told <em>Axios<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3497195\/us-pakistani-separatist-group-balochistan-liberation-army-terrorists\/\">US designates Pakistani separatist group Balochistan Liberation Army as terrorists following resource deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3497065\/madonna-gaza-urges-pope-leo-to-visit\/\">Madonna urges Pope Leo to visit Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3497030\/zelensky-warns-putin-preparing-for-more-war-not-peace\/\">Zelensky warns Putin is preparing for more war, not peace, ahead of Trump meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Druze minority and their supporters protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Monday, July 28, 2025, amid the clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed groups in the southern Syrian city of Sweida. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The proposed corridor could alleviate struggling Druze communities engulfed in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3472797\/understanding-enigmatic-druze-community-heart-syrian-unrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Druze<\/a> people are a tight-knit, highly insulated, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ethnoreligious community spread<\/a> across multiple nations in the Middle East but heavily based in Syria. They are often identifiable by the five-color flag and star symbols representing their faith.<\/p>\n<p>The Druze communities in Syria, a religious minority, remain embroiled in a blood feud with nearby Bedouins, a loosely connected tribal group that inhabits a patchwork of territory from Morocco to Oman.<\/p>\n<p>When the two groups began killing each other in July after Druze leaders accused Bedouins of beating and robbing a member of their community, Druze militia began to take up arms, and a full-scale conflict erupted in Sweida.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Syrian government<\/a> dispatched military forces to the area, ostensibly to restore peace, but videos of state-affiliated soldiers harassing and humiliating Druze led to outcry from fellow Druze communities in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli leaders immediately expressed solidarity with the Druze, a group often touted as a model minority in the Jewish nation. The Israel Defense Forces launched a shocking barrage of strikes on Syrian government infrastructure, including the Ministry of Defense and the Presidential Palace.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3471986\/syria-ceasefire-over-160-killed-sectarian-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">broker a ceasefire<\/a> to end the conflict between Israel and Syria, but Druze in Syria continue to battle Bedouins.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Druze militiamen ride a motorcycle past the site of an alleged Israeli army strike last week on the main road outside the Druze-majority town of Sweida, Syria, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo\/Omar Sanadiki)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The proposed corridor would hypothetically allow humanitarian aid and safe passage between Druze communities in Israel and Syria, stabilizing the region.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Syrian government is reportedly tepid about the project. It&rsquo;s worried that Druze could use the corridor to smuggle weapons into Sweida.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Trump<\/a> administration is attempting to more broadly normalize relations between Israel and the new government of Syria.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3472797\/understanding-enigmatic-druze-community-heart-syrian-unrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">UNDERSTANDING THE ENIGMATIC DRUZE COMMUNITY AT THE HEART OF SYRIAN UNREST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa said he is seeking to reimagine his nation as a secular, liberalized democracy following the downfall of the Assad regime.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Barrack, U.S. envoy to Syria, will meet with Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al Shaibani in Paris on Wednesday, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2182182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2182182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US plans humanitarian corridor from Israel into Syria for Druze aid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2473930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25209361345839.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43292,4671,7887,50822],"class_list":["post-2473929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-israel","tag-syria","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25209361345839.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473929"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473933,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473929\/revisions\/2473933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}