U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan and neighbors.

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

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to Suwayda, a southern Syrian region gripped by days of deadly clashes between government troops, Druze militias, and Bedouin groups.

Hundreds of people have reportedly fled from Syria into Israel following the outbreak of violence in the south of the country, Israeli media reported on Thursday. The Israeli military returned dozens to the neighbouring country overnight,

Syria has accused Israel of attempting to destabilise the country through a series of airstrikes, as tensions escalate in the southern Suweida province. The interim Syrian president has pledged to protect the nation's Druze minority after Israel vowed to target government forces it claims were behind attacks on the religious community.