Israel and Syria agree ceasefire
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More than 100 demonstrators from Canada's Druze community gathered on Parliament Hill on Friday afternoon, asking for the government to intervene in an unfolding humanitarian crisis in Syria where hundreds have already been killed.
Druze civilians had crossed the border from Israel into Syria between Friday night to Saturday morning, KAN, Israel's public broadcaster, reported.The IDF said that actions are being taken to bring the group back into Israeli territory safely,
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India Today on MSNUS envoy confirms Israel-Syria ceasefire, urges minorities to uniteIsrael and Syria agreed to a ceasefire after strikes;US urges Syrian minorities to unite for peace and regional stability.
Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Arab tribes have continued and grown after Syrian Army forces withdrew from the predominantly Druze governorate of Suwayda on July 16.
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Israel launched rare strikes in Damascus on Wednesday in a campaign it said was aimed at defending the Druze community after days of clashes in the southern city of Sweida.
Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Druze occupy a special niche in the region's complex politics. Israel has cited protecting the Druze as a reason for attacking forces from the Islamist-led government this week.