Overview

• A mediated ceasefire took hold in southern Syria after Israel vowed to demilitarize targeted border regions and bar Syrian government forces from Damascus’s southern suburbs.
• Sporadic Druze–Bedouin skirmishes have continued in Suwayda despite the ceasefire, underscoring lingering sectarian tensions.
• A U.S.–Qatar delegation presented revised Gaza truce proposals featuring Israeli commitments to pull back forces north of the Philadelphi Corridor from 5 km to 1.5 km and to retreat to within 1 km of the Gaza boundary.
• The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting where Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate stop to cross-border strikes against Syria.
• Hostilities in Gaza persist with air strikes and ground engagements causing civilian casualties as negotiators work to finalize a formal agreement.