By Palestine Chronicle Staff A growing alliance of 25 countries demands an immediate ceasefire and condemns Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians and expansion of illegal settlements. A widening group of countries has issued a

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and .

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.

Israel and Syria agreed to a ceasefire after Israel intervened in fighting between Syrian government forces and rebel groups.

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decades-long fighting in eastern Congo that commits them to a permanent ceasefire and a comprehensive peace agreement to be signed in one month.

The talks will be the first since a ceasefire was reached after a 12-day war waged by Israel against Iran in June.

The Israeli military has issued new evacuation warnings for central Gaza, an area where ground operations have been rare.

The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire days after major Israeli strikes​, a U.S. envoy said Friday, as he urged all sides in war-torn Syria to lay down arms.

Israel has rejected the calls from 24 nations, including Australia, to end the war in Gaza that has been waging on for more than two years.

Iran has tested one of its satellite-carrying rockets after a ceasefire with Israel. The test, involving the Ghased satellite carrier, aims to enhance Iran's space technology and ballistic missile capabilities.