Around 940 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in week-long violence in Syria's Druze-majority province of Sweida, a war monitor reported on Saturday, amid renewed sectarian fighting despite a ceasefire announcement.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said southern Syria would remain a demilitarized zone despite Israel allegedly allowing Syrian forces a limited presence in Sweida. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz told US Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday that he “did not trust”Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa,

Druze fighters pushed out rival armed factions from Syria's southern city of Sweida on Saturday, a monitor said, after the government ordered a ceasefire following a US-brokered deal to avert

Heavy gunfire and shelling have taken place in Syria as security forces struggle to implement a ceasefire with Israel. Hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli forces after a week of violence. The rage felt against the mainly Druze community can be seen down every street in Sweida city,

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.

The Arab fighters in Syria insist they want to unify Syria, but the Druze faction in Sweida led by Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri does not. His group refuses to be led by a government they accuse of perpetrating killings against Druze.

Israel is the primary beneficiary of what’s happening in Suwayda. It is using the security vacuum to incite divisions and push some communities toward seeking protection,’ Sheikh Sami Abil-Mona tells