The U.S. envoy to Syria announced on Friday that the country and Israel reached a ceasefire deal.

“We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbors,” Tom Barrack posted on the social media platform X.

Barrack said the deal was supported by the U.S., Turkey, Jordan and other neighbors.

The ceasefire comes after Israel struck southern Syria in the Suwayda province and the capital Damascus earlier this week in defense of the Druze, a religious Arab minority, who are against the........

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