Tel Aviv, April 21 -- As Israel honours its fallen soldiers, a youth leadership program is, for the first time, expanding to the country's northern Druze communities to draw a line between remembrance and renewal.

The initiative is led by the HaShomer HaHadash organisation and was launched several months ago in the Druze communities of Majdal Shams and Julis. HaShomer HaHadash is a grassroots organisation focused on strengthening Israeli agriculture, land stewardship, and rural security.

The initiative brings together Druze high school students in grades 10-12 for weekly meetings centred on leadership, local heritage, and shared values, Eitan Ben Zvi, the program's founder, told The Press Service of Israel.

"We see the Druze as partner...