Meanwhile, Israel launched strikes on southern Syria, claiming the goal was to protect the Druze community. Below, you'll find a roundup of the latest developments about Israel, the war in Gaza, and the wider Middle East on Tuesday,

Syrian army begins withdrawing heavy military equipment from Suwayda to hand over city’s neighborhoods to internal security forces - Anadolu Ajansı

Druse militiamen have been fighting with Bedouins in the Sweida Province, and Syrian government forces and the Israeli military are getting involved.

Inter-ethnic violence in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida has been met with government intervention, Israeli airstrikes – and on Tuesday, a reported ceasefire announcement by Syria’s defence minister.