Overview

• President al Sharaa ordered government forces to withdraw from the Sweida region overnight to avoid direct conflict with Israel and delegated local defense to Druze factions under state police support.
• Israel carried out the first strikes on Damascus military targets, including the Defense Ministry headquarters, after threatening to escalate if Syrian troops did not leave southern Druze areas.
• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports more than 516 killed in Sweida clashes between Druze, Bedouin fighters and government forces, with at least 83 civilians executed by security units.
• Sporadic exchanges between Druze militias and Bedouin clans continue despite the ceasefire as Israel reinforces its Golan frontier defenses to uphold its new red lines.
• The United States, Turkey and Arab governments are maintaining active mediation to shore up the fragile truce and prevent the confrontation from expanding.