U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, announced that Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire following several days of escalating tensions, including Israeli airstrikes targeting Damascus and Syrian military sites, allegedly to “protect the Druze.”
In a statement posted on Platform X today (Saturday), Barrack said, “The agreement has been welcomed by Turkey, Jordan, and other neighboring countries.”
He also urged “the Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to lay down their arms and cooperate with other minorities to build a new, unified Syrian identity, one that lives in peace and prosperity with its neighbors.”
Neither Syria nor Israel has issued an official statement confirming the agreement.
The ceasefire follows Israeli air raids carried out last Wednesday, which Israel claimed were intended to safeguard the Druze population.
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