Syria, Druze and Israel
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Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the U.S. envoy to Turkey said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people. On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus and hit government forces in the south,
A Syrian military official said correspondence with the US had led Damascus to believe it could deploy forces to Sweida without Israel confronting them. The Syrian presidency announced on Saturday an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire following days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has left over 300 people dead.
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Israel and Syria have reached a ceasefire agreement, according to the US envoy to Turkey, following several days of intense violence in a mainly Druze region that has left
Video showed government forces on the streets of a predominantly Druze city and smoke billowing across roads as gunfire sounded.
Syria should not be allowed back into the international community unless it is able to uphold protections for the Druze and its other minority groups, Israel has said.
The Syrian Islamist-led government announced a ceasefire in Sweida following deadly factional violence. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa praised international mediation while criticizing Israeli airstrikes.
Video showed government forces on the streets of a predominantly Druze city and smoke billowing across roads as gunfire sounded.
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Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.