Overview
- Israel and Syria agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire on July 19, halting Israeli airstrikes and government troop movements toward Suwaida city
- The Syrian Interior Ministry reported that all tribal fighters withdrew from city neighborhoods, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says skirmishes persist in surrounding villages
- Human rights monitors documented nearly 1,000 fatalities, including about 200 summary executions and decapitations during the week-long Druze–Bedouin conflict
- The Red Crescent dispatched 32 trucks carrying food, medicine, water and fuel—the first aid convoys to reach Suwaida since the clashes began
- United Nations agencies warn nearly 80,000 people have been displaced and local water and power systems have collapsed, intensifying urgent relief and shelter needs