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Meanwhile, Israel has intensified its military footing in southern Syria, conducting two consecutive days of air strikes aimed at Syrian government forces and militias. Israel targets military positions alleged to violate the 1974 disengagement agreement, which restricts military activity near the Israeli border. The operation appears to be motivated by the desire to protect the Druze minority, which Jerusalem views as an important natural ally, and to prevent Syrian military entrenchment along its borders.