The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following recent Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital, a U.S. envoy mentioned Friday, as he urged all sides in war-torn Syria to put down arms.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syria’s new chief Ahmed al-Sharaa “have agreed to a ceasefire” additionally backed by neighbors Turkey and Jordan, said Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who can also be level man on Syria, in a social media submit.
“We name upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to place down their weapons and along with different minorities construct a brand new and united Syrian id in peace and prosperity with its neighbors,” Barrack wrote on X.
Israel on Wednesday bombed areas within the Syrian capital Damascus, together with on the nation’s protection ministry.
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Israel mentioned it was defending the Druze group after lethal clashes between the minority, which has a presence in Israel, and Bedouins within the southern Syrian province of Sweida.
Some diplomats and analysts see Israel as maximizing the injury it could to weaken its historic adversary Syria, after Sharaa’s Islamist forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, an Iranian ally, in December.
The USA on Wednesday introduced a deal during which Syrian authorities forces pulled again from Sweida.
The State Division later mentioned that the U.S. didn’t assist the airstrikes by Israel, its ally, which depends on U.S. diplomatic and army assist.
