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Syria seeks balance in Sweida amid Druze-Bedouin clashes, Israeli strikes - analysis

As tensions rise in southern Syria, the government seeks to balance humanitarian aid with regional stability amidst Israeli strikes.

Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, in Sweida, Syria July 16, 2025.
Reznik and the institute team on a tour of the unrecognized villages.

The vision for developing the Negev is becoming reality despite the challenges

Bedouin families ride on a vehicle as they leave the village of Al-Mazraa, as residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city, Sweida, Syira, July 21, 2025.

Selective outrage: Why the world looks away from Syria’s atrocities but fixates on Gaza - analysis

This aerial view shows evacuating members of the Bedouin community riding atop a truck moving along a road in Taarah, in Syria's southern Sweida province on the way to Daraa, on July 21, 2025.

Bedouin civilians leave Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds


US Syria envoy warns trust in new Syrian regime is fractured due to internal clashes

“Syria stands at a critical juncture - peace and dialogue must prevail - and prevail now,” US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said. 

 US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack speaks after a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, July 7, 2025.

'No more space in the morgue': Israel sends aid to damaged Sweida hospital in coordination with US

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.

 A person, injured in recent clashes in Syria's Sweida province, is transported as casualties receive treatment at a field medical point, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Deraa, Syria July 18, 2025

After multiple rounds of renewed fighting, will the Syria truce finally last? - analysis

The challenge now is whether the two sides can de-escalate. Numerous Bedouin tribes from across Syria mobilized to fight in Sweida.

Bedouin fighters stand together, following the Syrian presidency's announcement of a ceasefire after days of violence in Sweida province triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions, in Sweida, Syria, July 19, 2025

Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

Residents from the Syrian-Druze city of Sweida described friends and neighbors being shot at close range in their homes or on the streets.

 A person reacts as casualties from recent clashes in Syria's Sweida province receive treatment at a field medical point, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Deraa, Syria July 18, 2025.

Israeli settlers accused of killing 117 sheep in West Bank attack against Palestinian Bedouins

Palestinian leadership called the alleged attack an attempt to displace people in the West Bank.

 A veterinarian tends to a wounded sheep after settlers attacked a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025.

Clashes in Sweida: Why are Druze, Bedouin, Israeli forces fighting in this Syrian city? - explainer

Here is everything you need to know about Sweida in Syria, who is fighting, and why Israel is now involved.

 Members of Syrian security forces patrol after being deployed in the village of Al-Soura al-Kubra, following clashes between Sunni Islamist militants and Druze fighters, in Sweida province, Syria, May 2, 2025

What role is Israel playing in the clashes between Druze and Bedouins in Syria? - analysis

Israel has demanded southern Syria be demilitarized. This has had the result of creating a vacuum in southern Syria. The government claims that it wants to protect civilians and restore order.

 Druze women walk on a street, in Jaramana, Syria May 5, 2025.

Grapevine June 25, 2025: Yesteryear, today and tomorrow

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ADAM MONTEFIORE.

Almost half million Shekels crowdfunded for shelters in Bedouin towns

The campaign, run by grassroots peace organization Standing Together, has raised NIS 428,327 out of a goal of NIS 500,000.

 People take shelter in an underground light rail station in Tel Aviv during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 17, 2025.

New gov't plan for Bedouin settlements sparks controversy

Government officials claim that a mix of innovative approaches and incentives can solve the long-standing issue of unrecognized communities in the Negev.

 A drone view shows Palestinian Bedouin structures and tents in the village of Ein al-Auja, in the Jordan Valley, March 9, 2025.

Eight-year-old boy shot dead at wedding in southern Bedouin town

The murdered victim's name was Yosef Abu Rakaik. The background behind the incident that led to his murder is part of a conflict between families in the area.

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