Druze, Israel and Syria
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DPA International on MSNAid trickles into Syria's Druze stronghold after deadly strifeBadly needed humanitarian supplies started to reach Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province on Sunday, a day after a ceasefire was announced following a week of sectarian fighting that left hundreds dead,
Thomas Barrack, United States Special Envoy for Syria, announced on Friday that Israel and Syria agreed to a ceasefire seeking to resolve tensions between the two countries. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized earlier this week rounds of heavy airstrikes against Syrian government targets and aimed to support Druze rebels,
Israel can’t intervene in every conflict around the world. But this felt different — it was a moral and familial obligation,’ says one Rabbi with a
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes with Druze-linked militias.
The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire days after major Israeli strikes, a U.S. envoy said Friday, as he urged all sides in war-torn Syria to lay down arms.
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Al-Monitor on MSNUS did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria, State Dept saysThe United States did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria, the State Department said on Thursday, adding that Washington made clear its displeasure after tensions escalated and worked quickly to stop it.