US Envoy Says Syria And Israel Agree To Ceasefire As Druze Minority And Bedouin Clans Clash In Syria

MAJDAL SHAMS – JULY 17: Israeli forces allows Druze visiting relatives in Israel to return to their villages in Syria, at Majdal Shams, located on the border between Israel and Syria on July 17, 2025. Israeli forces took intensive security measures in the Majdal Shams area in the Golan Heights near the border. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

MAZRAA, Syria (AP) — U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and . The announcement came as clashes continued between Druze groups and members of Bedouin clans in Syria’s southern Sweida province, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced in a worsening humanitarian crisis. Government forces had withdrawn from Sweida following a separate ceasefire agreed upon with Druze groups on Wednesday after Israel launched dozens of airstrikes on convoys of government fighters.