Prominent Lebanese Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, plans to visit Syria to meet its interim leader amidst rising tensions between the Druze minority, the interim government, and Israel. Jumblatt warns of Israel's plots to create sectarian division and chaos in Syria, emphasizing the need for caution. Recent clashes between Syrian Druze gunmen and government security forces have occurred in the city of Jaramana. Israel has deployed forces to southern Syria to establish a demilitarized buffer zone and has announced plans to defend Jaramana and protect the Druze.