It's crystal clear.

"Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on 16 July, blowing up part of the Defence Ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw. The attacks marked a significant Israeli escalation against the Islamist-led administration of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa." "Describing Syria's new rulers as barely disguised jihadists, Israel has said it will not let them move forces into southern Syria." Reuters. "A monitoring group says 594 people have been killed during recent violence in southern Syria," where, "300 members of the Druze religious minority were killed, including 146 fighters and 154 civilians, 83 of whom were 'summarily executed' by government forces." BBC. In March, Alawites were attacked, when, "973 civilians were killed in reprisal attacks carried out by government forces or fighters aligned with them." Reuters. Alawites are an offshoot of Shia Islam. Syria consists of "Sunni Muslims (74%), Alawis (12%), Christians (10%), Druze (3%), and small numbers of other Muslim sects, Jews and Yazidis." 2009-2017.state.gov. "The Assad family that ruled Syria from 1971 to 2024 are Alawites and made the community politically dominant there, although the state and its policies were largely secular under Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar al-Assad." Britannica. So, a Shia minority has been ruling Syria for over 50 years. Which explains Sunni rage. Last September, "At least 32 people, including two children, were killed and thousands more injured, many seriously, after communication devices, some used by the armed group Hezbollah, dramatically exploded across Lebanon." BBC. Hezbollah is an Islamist Shia group which acts as a proxy for Iran and is financed, armed and trained by Iran. wikipedia. Hezbollah fighters had been actively supporting Assad's forces against those of rebels. BBC. Shia Muslims comprise around 10% of the world's Muslims and Sunnis are 90%. The Shia constitute the majority population in Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan and are a minority in Bahrain, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen and other countries. wikipedia. Although Sunni, the Hamas, which controls Gaza, has been supported by Iran since the 1980s. It receives financial and material support from Iran. congress.gov. Last month, Israel bombed key military and nuclear facilities in Iran while Iranian generals and scientists were assassinated by agents on the ground inside Iran. wikipedia. On 7 October 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack inside Israel, killing 736 Israeli civilians, including 36 children, 79 foreign nationals and 379 members of security forces. Around 250 people were taken hostage. wikipedia. Ironically, Israel's attacks on Hezbollah and Iran, designed to reduce support for Hamas, led to the fall of Assad. Hamas was set up as a political arm of the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood which originated in Egypt. cfr.org. The Sunni rebels controlling Syria was the Jabhat al-Nusra, a direct affiliate of the Al Qaeda. BBC. Shia and Sunni are enemies. Sunni Hamas was supported by Shia Iran. Israel has weakened the Shia axis allowing Sunni rebels to control Syria across its border. President Trump has revoked sanctions against Syria. BBC. But Israel just bombed Damascus. May seem like a free for all (Dictionary) to us but it's clear to those in the Middle East. Like crystal.