The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following current Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital, a U.S. envoy mentioned Friday, as he urged all sides in war-torn Syria to put down arms.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syria’s new chief Ahmed al-Sharaa “have agreed to a ceasefire” additionally backed by neighbors Turkey and Jordan, mentioned Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who can also be level man on Syria, in a social media publish.
“We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbors,” Barrack wrote on X.
Israel on Wednesday bombed areas within the Syrian capital Damascus, together with on the nation’s protection ministry.
Israeli troopers are seen on the border of Israel and Syria on July 17, 2025. A whole bunch of individuals have reportedly fled from Syria into Israel following the outbreak of violence within the south of the nation.
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Israel mentioned it was defending the Druze neighborhood after lethal clashes between the minority, which has a presence in Israel, and Bedouins within the southern Syrian province of Sweida.
Some diplomats and analysts see Israel as maximizing the injury it may possibly to weaken its historic adversary Syria, after Sharaa’s Islamist forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, an Iranian ally, in December.
The USA on Wednesday introduced a deal wherein Syrian authorities forces pulled again from Sweida.
The State Division later mentioned that the U.S. didn’t help the airstrikes by Israel, its ally, which depends on U.S. diplomatic and army help.
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