Overview

• A US-brokered ceasefire announced by envoy Tom Barrack took effect Saturday to halt more than a week of deadly clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes in Suwayda province.
• The Syrian Presidency declared an immediate, province-wide truce and dispatched security forces to enforce the ceasefire across Suwayda.
• Israel paused its recent airstrikes after agreeing to the ceasefire, asserting its intervention was intended to protect the Druze minority.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross warns that severe shortages of water, electricity and medical supplies continue to imperil civilians under the truce.
• Turkey, Jordan and other regional actors joined Washington in urging communal disarmament and cooperation among Druze, Bedouin and Sunni communities to restore stability.