Syria's armed Bedouin clans announced Sunday they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following weeklong clashes and a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.

It seems that there is now concern in Washington that Damascus is not able to hold things together. Israel has played a complex role in this.

Syria’s president declared a ceasefire after nearly a week of sectarian bloodshed in the south, but civilians said there was no let-up in the violence.

More than 1,100 people have been killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israel's Health Ministry is preparing the transfer of medical equipment and medications to Sweida's hospital following the recent violent Syrian Druze-Bedouin clashes that have left hundreds dead. Israel’s Health Ministry is preparing the transfer of medical equipment,

That understanding was based on comments from the U.S. special envoy and security talks with Israel, sources said.

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