They were particularly angered at the new system of taxation, which was better enforced than years past and was undertaken by Ibrahim on behalf of the state. By late 1887, tensions among the Druze was at boiling point.
The Druze people were highly upset with the newly implemented tax system, which was being enforced more strictly than before. This new system had been put in place by Ibrahim, who acted on behalf of the state. By late 1887, tensions within the Druze community reached a boiling point.