The United States has brokered a ceasefire in Syria after Israel intervened in support of Druze communities who came under attack

The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of people dead, drawing Israeli intervention and US condemnation.

Medical Aid for Palestinians says it has suspended services in the city following the ground assault. In Syria, armed Bedouin clans have withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following weeklong clashes,

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Axios reports growing frustration inside the Trump White House over Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s military actions in Gaza and Syria. One official called Netanyahu a “madman,” saying “he bombs everything all the time.

The Syrian government has moved some Bedouin families out of the southern province after clashes with Druze fighters intensified over the weekend.

That understanding was based on comments from the U.S. special envoy and security talks with Israel, sources said.

Sky News host Chris Kenny discusses the ongoing war in the Middle East as Israel attempts to “stop bloodshed” as Sunni Islamists assault the Arabic Druze communities in Syria.

Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.

Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday. The deal was “embraced” by Turkey, Jordan and other neighboring countries, the ambassador, who also serves as the US special envoy to Syria, said in a post on X.

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