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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was an agreement to restore calm in Syria by late Wednesday, as he blamed misunderstandings over violence that included Israeli strikes on its neighbour’s capital.

The violence erupted after a wave of kidnappings, including the abduction of a Druze merchant on Friday on the highway linking Damascus to Sweida, witnesses said.

Israel has continued its attacks against the Gaza Strip, killing dozens across the enclave and continuing to refuse the entry of humanitarian aid.

The Asia-Indo-Pacific is no longer a distant geopolitical theater. It is the central arena of strategic competition, ideological confrontation and alliance cooperation.

Shortly after Israel’s attacks on Syria due to violence against the indigenous Druze community, and the US bid for calm, Tel Aviv has put the onus of reaching peace on Damascus, with a senior official stating that any kind of peace agreement with the new Syrian administration “depends on how the regime behaves.

DAMASCUS -- A new ceasefire agreement was reached on Wednesday between the Syrian interim government and Druze leaders in the southern province of Sweida, aiming to end days of deadly clashes and reintegrate the province under full state control, according to Syria's interior authorities.

Israel’s Minister of Diaspora, Amichai Chikli, shared shocking videos of Syria’s HTS forces humiliating Druze men, sparking outrage. He compared Syria’s ruling government to Hamas, calling for its elimination.

The finding could strengthen an expected US push for removing UN sanctions on Syria. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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