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Israel and Syria agree ceasefire

Israel and Syria agree ceasefire as Israel allows Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

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.

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

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Israel strikes Syria amid sectarian clashes

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Handshakes or Airstrikes: What Does Israel Want in Syria?

For weeks, Israel and Syria have engaged in secret back-channel talks, searching for a diplomatic resolution to decades of tensions, mainly over territory captured by Israel from Syria during the Ara...

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Reporter in Damascus reacts as Israeli strikes hit Syrian Defense Ministry behind her

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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes

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Israel Agrees to Allow Syrian Troops Limited Access to Sweida

Israel has vowed to shield the area's Druze community from attack, encouraged by calls from Israel's own Druze minority.

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Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

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Israeli Attacks Threaten ‘Chaos’ in Syria, Syrian President Says

Israel’s attacks on Syria aren’t about protecting Druze

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Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?

Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab minority at the center of clashes with government loyalists.

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Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

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Druze community, divided between Syria and Israel, has fleeting connection during conflict

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday.

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus

The Syrian foreign ministry condemned Israel's "treacherous aggression".

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Syria tribes clash with Druze fighters near Sweida: combatants, monitor

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Israel-Syria Live: Powerful Israeli airstrikes shake Damascus

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Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

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Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.

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Renewed Druze-Bedouin Clashes Erupt In Syria After Ceasefire Pullout

Israel intervened in the conflict launching dozens of airstrikes on convoys of government fighters and striking the Syrian Defence Ministry headquarters in central Damascus.

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IDF says dozens of Druze from Israel still remain in Syria after rushing border

Army says there were no further crossings overnight, is working to patch up holes in fence; Kurdish official urges Sharaa to rethink approach to minorities

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Syrian forces prepare to redeploy to Sweida city despite Israeli warnings

Syrian security forces are preparing to redeploy to the Druze-majority Sweida city to quell fighting with Bedouin tribes, a Syrian interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday, further straining a fragile truce in Syria's south.