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Israel and Syria Discuss De-escalation in Druze Region
(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Amb. Tom Barrack said Thursday he acted as a mediator at direct talks in Paris between Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, and Syrian Foreign Minister Hassan al-Shibani. According to the Syrian Center for Human Rights, under the proposed agreement between Israel and Syria, all tribal (Bedouin) and General Security forces must withdraw beyond the Druze villages in Sweida province, with a U.S. monitoring commitment to oversee implementation. Quneitra and Daraa provinces, near the Israeli border, will be disarmed; local security committees will be formed that will not possess heavy weapons. More than 1,300 people were killed in the deadly clashes in Sweida province. One video on social media, dated July 15, shows a group of young men being shot dead in Tishrin Square in Sweida. Other footage depicts Druze captives being humiliated and killed in cruel ways, including forced to jump from balconies while gunmen fired on them.