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Syria-Israel truce declared
Bangkok Post
|July 20, 2025
US NEGOTIATES CEASEFIRE AS CLASHES ROCK DRUZE HEARTLAND
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The United States said early yesterday that it had negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Syria’s government as new clashes erupted in Syria’s Druze heartland following violence that prompted massive Israeli strikes.
At least 638 people have died since Sunday in violence between the Druze and Bedouins, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, drawing questions over the authority of Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Israel intervened Wednesday with major strikes in the heart of the capital Damascus, including hitting the army's headquarters.
Tom Barrack, the US pointman on Syria, said in the early hours yesterday in the Middle East that Mr Sharaa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “have agreed to a ceasefire” negotiated by the United States.
Mr Barrack, who is US ambassador to Ankara, said the deal was backed by Turkey, a key supporter of Mr Sharaa, as well as neighbouring Jordan.
This story is from the July 20, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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