Sweida Governor Dr. Mustafa Al-Bakour:

📌 The agreement signed and endorsed by Druze leaders remains valid and will be implemented step by step.

📌 Minor changes were made to the agreement in response to some parties’ requests, aiming to ease and accelerate the return of security and stability.

📌 The Syrian state's efforts to resolve Sweida’s challenges are ongoing and nearing positive outcomes.

📌 The Druze community is a vital part of Syria’s social fabric and firmly rejects foreign interference, stressing internal solutions to internal issues.

Hussein al-Salama, from the town of al-Shuhail in eastern Deir Ezzor has been appointed head of Syrian Intelligence.

📌 Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir met with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah on the sidelines of the Istanbul Natural Resources Summit.

📌 The two discussed the summit’s importance in enhancing regional cooperation and addressing challenges in the energy and natural resources sector.

Haaretz:

📌 A letter written by Israeli Druze soldiers in support of Israel's military operations in Syria has circulated in recent days.

📌 The signatories of this petition appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on him to utilize the Israeli army in Syria.

A presidential decree has appointed Amer Namas Al-Ali as the new head of the Central Authority for Control and Inspection.

The Ministry of Interior has released 22 detainees who were found not to be involved in the recent events in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, rural Damascus.

Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund, confirmed official communication between the Syrian government and the IMF, expressing the Fund’s readiness to support Syria.

The Jerusalem Post:

📌 Turkish fighter jets conducted sorties in the same airspace used by Israeli aircraft during the recent strike near the presidential palace in Damascus.

📌 The Turkish aircraft reportedly issued warning signals to the Israeli jets, allowing both sides to avoid direct confrontation.

Minister of Economy, Mohammed Al-Shaar met with Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Samir Sharifov and the accompanying delegation at the ministry building in Damascus.

President Erdoğan:


📌 Everyone must make efforts to build a new Syria based on its unity and territorial integrity.

📌 Israel is deeply disturbed by Turkey's strength in the region.

Suwayda Governor:

📌 Implementation of the agreement terms issued by the spiritual leaders and dignitaries of the Druze community in Suwayda has begun.

📌 The agreement stipulates activating the police and the judicial police exclusively from the people of Suwayda and opening and securing the Damascus-Suwayda road.

Druze Leadership Warns of Israeli-Backed Sectarian Strife in Syria

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