Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, bringing a cautious calm as humanitarian convoys reportedly make their way to the area.View on euronews

Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the Druze-majority southern province of Sweida after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze religious minority that threatened to unravel the country’s fragile post-war transition.

Syria's Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions. Earlier on Friday, an Israeli official said Israel agreed to allow Syrian forces limited access to the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days.

Syria's government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country's south this week, encouraged by U.S. messaging that Syria should be governed as a centralized state, eight sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, who also serves as the special envoy for Syria, has just announced a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Syria. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.