Netanyahu reveals a phone call with Syrian President al-Sharaa regarding Sweida

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1. 15 Oct 2026, 17:00 Israel's Kan channel quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying during an election conference that he had phoned Syrian President al-Sharaa, describing the conversation as very short and very sharp, and adding that the massacre of the Druze in Sweida had stopped.
2. 15 Oct 2026, 17:42 Netanyahu disclosed for the first time a direct call he made with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa against the backdrop of the events in Sweida, claiming the call was "very short and very sharp" and that "the massacre stopped" afterwards, and affirming that Israel will continue to act to protect members of the Druze community, according to an Israeli Walla report; his remarks came during a conference that included representatives of the Druze community, amid escalating confrontations in Sweida.
3. 15 Oct 2026, 21:20 According to Israel's Kan channel, Netanyahu added that Israel destroyed the Ministry of Defense in Damascus and a target inside the palace complex in Damascus, alongside his confirmation that he phoned Syrian President al-Sharaa in a very short and very sharp conversation and that the massacre of the Druze in Sweida had stopped.

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