A ceasefire has been established between Syria and Israel with support from the US, Turkiye, and neighboring Arab countries. This truce aims to alleviate ongoing violence in Syria's Suwayda region, which has recently experienced significant sectarian clashes. US ambassador Tom Barrack encouraged various Syrian groups to unite and work towards a new national identity. Following the ceasefire, Israel consented to permit limited Syrian security forces into the Suwayda district while tensions persist from Israel's prior air strikes targeting Syrian military positions.
US ambassador Tom Barrack announced a ceasefire between Syria and Israel, supported by the US and embraced by Turkiye, Jordan, and Syria's neighbors, aimed at ending recent sectarian violence.
Amid tensions, the US has called for Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to cease hostilities and collaborate on forming a new unified identity for Syria, promoting peace with neighbors.
The truce followed Israeli air strikes targeting Syrian military sites and was mediated by the US, Turkiye, and Arab countries, prompting an entry of Syrian security forces into Suwayda.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the Druze as brothers and justified military actions claiming the need to protect them amid escalating ethnic clashes in southwestern Syria.
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