Overview

• Negotiations for a ceasefire are underway between Druze representatives and Syrian Defense Ministry officials in Suwaida.
• Syrian transitional government troops have maintained their deployment in the provincial capital to enforce security.
• The Israeli military has carried out multiple strikes on Syrian government units, citing the protection of the Druze community near its border.
• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports more than 200 fatalities, including Druze fighters, Bedouin combatants and security personnel.
• Activists allege that government forces executed at least 19 Druze civilians, intensifying human rights concerns.