A week after deadly clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in the southern Syrian city of Sweida, Syrian Red Crescent convoys drove on Sunday along the Damascus-Daraa highway to provide humanitarian assistance to citizens stranded in villages under attack.

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The Syrian News Agency (SANA) quoted the media office of the Syrian Ministry of Health stating that al-Hijri refused entry to the official government delegation accompanying the aid convoy to the Sweida province after opening safe passages as part of a ceasefire agreement in the province.

Sky News' special correspondent Alex Crawford is in southern Syria, where the government says escalating violence has been halted and a fragile ceasefire between rival factions is in place. Follow below for the latest updates.

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Violence between Druze and Bedouin has renewed in the southern Syrian province despite Thursday's announced ceasefire; Israel sending humanitarian aid over the border

Israel's statement on Friday came just days after sectarian violence and Israeli airstrikes in Syria left hundreds dead.

“The humanitarian situation in Sweida is critical. People are running out of everything. Hospitals are increasingly struggling to treat the wounded and the sick, and families are unable to bury their loved ones in dignity,” said Stephan Sakalian, the head of ICRC’s delegation in Syria.

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern on Friday about the impact of hostilities in Syria's southern city of Sweida on its aid operations, and urged all sides to allow more humanitarian access.

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has ordered NIS 2 million of humanitarian aid to be sent to Druze in Sweida, Syria, says the Foreign Ministry.The assistance, funded by the Foreign Ministry, will include food packages,