For today, links to eight reports: from the Cradle, Anadolu, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA 7-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, LEBANON, WEST BANK, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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NEWER  Ambiguity surrounds Suwayda ceasefire as Druze leader vows ‘resistance.’ From the Cradle. The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria, Hekmat al-Hijri, said today that a deal for the entry of security forces into Suwayda governorate “has been revoked,” just half an hour after calling for the Druze to surrender their weapons to the state. READ MORE . . .

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Syrian defense minister declares full ceasefire in Suwayda after agreement with community leaders, by Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu   ISTANBUL — Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra announced a full ceasefire in Suwayda in southern Syria today following negotiations with local community leaders, specifying that . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AP.

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12 Druze civilians shot dead by Syria government forces: monitor. From AFP. A monitoring group said Syrian government forces killed 12 Druze civilians when they stormed a family’s guest house in Sweida city today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces clash with Druze militias, by Omar Sanadiki, Ghaith Alsayed and Abby Sewell | AP  BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria — Israel’s army said today it struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias in the latest escalation in the Middle East country struggling for stability after a 13-year civil war. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and Anadolu and July 14 report from AP.

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