BREAKING: IDF airstrike hit a Syrian government vehicle entering Suwayda.

Israeli Defence Minister Katz:

IDF strikes in Lebanon are a clear message to Hezbollah and Lebanon—any threat or attempt to rebuild Radwan forces will be met with maximum force.

Urgent meetings held since morning between Netanyahu, Katz, and Zamir amid Syria escalation.

Israel assesses Druze are in "serious danger."

Source: Channel 12

Israeli strikes on Syrian government tanks in Suwayda were "purely symbolic."

Source: IDF Radio

Israeli Druze protest near Shefa-’Amr calls on Israel to take stronger action against Syrian forces entering Suwayda.

NOW: Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qusra:

A full ceasefire is declared in Suwayda after agreement with city elders.

Forces will respond only to attacks or unlawful groups.

Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qusra:

We ordered strict conduct rules for forces in Suwayda to ensure public safety.

Military police to deploy inside Suwayda to maintain discipline.

Security forces will begin taking control of neighborhoods once clearing ops end.

Syrian Army has begun withdrawing from Suwayda as military operations wind down.

According to the Defense Minister, responsibility for the city’s neighborhoods will be transferred to Internal Security forces.

Military police will stay in place to oversee security and safeguard civilians.

United Nations says 674 people were killed near "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" sites.

French soldier accidentally injured himself with saber during Bastille Day parade.

NEW: Netanyahu and Katz claim they ordered the IDF to strike Syrian government forces and weapons moved into Suwayda.

Israel says "it’s acting to protect Druze communities due to deep ties with Israeli Druze citizens and their Syrian relatives."

Two drones hit the U.S.-operated Sarsang oil field in Iraq, sparking fire and halting production earlier today.

No casualties.

Kurdish officials call it terrorism; likely linked to Iran-backed militias.

Kremlin:

The decision made by the US, NATO and the EU on military supplies to Ukraine is perceived in Kyiv as a signal to continue the war, not to peace.

Somalia: ISIS ambush in Bari kills or injures around 36 Puntland troops, Amaq claims.

Kremlin:

Rutte himself is a historian, but has never made such brilliant historical parallels and digressions as Medinsky.