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Ceasefire order fails to halt fighting in Syria's Druze heartland

Syrian Bedouin and their allies fought Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland for a seventh day Saturday despite a ceasefire ordered by the government following a US-brokered deal to avert further Israeli military intervention.AFP correspondents reported clashes in the west of the provincial capital as Druze fighters battled armed Bedouin supported by tribal gunmen from other parts of Syria.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Ceasefire order fails to halt fighting in Syria's Druze heartland

At least 32 killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid in Gaza, hospital says

GAZA (Reuters) -At least 32 people were killed by Israeli fire while they were on their way to an aid distribution site in Gaza at dawn on Saturday, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said it had fired warning shots at suspects who approached its troops after they did not heed calls to stop, about a kilometre away from an aid distribution site that was not active at the time.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: At least 32 killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid in Gaza, hospital says