The government of Syria confirmed on Saturday that it had struck a ceasefire agreement with Israel to end a conflict that erupted in the south of the country earlier this week and killed hundreds of people. The deal appears to permit Syrian government forces, which had been withdrawn on Wednesday, to redeploy in the area.

Amid the escalating tensions between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes in Syria’s Suweida province, the country has now been attacked with fresh airstrikes launched by Israel. Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has blamed Israel for inciting the violence.