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Syria, Druze leaders declare new ceasefire in Sweida amid ongoing Israeli strikes
Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after that have threatened to unravel the country's postwar political transition and drawn military intervention by powerful neighbor Israel.

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel claiming to protect them by attacking Syria?
Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israeli strikes continue
Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drew in an array of local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s year...

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze
Israel bombs Syrian forces entering Druze city after sectarian clashes
Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect
The dayslong fighting threatened to unravel Syria’s postwar political transition and brought in further military intervention by its powerful neighbor Israel, which on Wednesday struck the Syrian Defe...

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What to Know About Israel’s Strikes in Syria
Here’s what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters
Israel launches deadly airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley
Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa region on Tuesday killed 12 people, the region's governor Bachir Khodr told Reuters, in the deadliest airstrikes since last year's truce ended months of fighting between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah.
Israel strikes near the defense ministry in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Israeli army said Wednesday that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. The strike came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed.
Pope breaks silence as Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic Church kills two
An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church has killed two people, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians.
Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces clash with Druze militias
Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias
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3 dead in north Lebanon strike that Israel says hit Hamas militant
Lebanon said three people were killed Tuesday in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant, the first on the north since a November ceasefire with Hezbollah.The strike came as Israel and Hamas held ceasefire talks in Qatar and after five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, one of the deadliest days for Israeli forces in the Palestinian ...
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