A week into a ceasefire, vital humanitarian aid remains stuck as Gaza endures Israeli roadblocks. Despite mounting calls to reopen border crossings, sporadic attacks continue to claim lives, placing further strain on an already fragile truce.

Despite efforts by Syria’s Islamist-led government to enforce a ceasefire, the Druze region of Sweida remains engulfed in violence. Machinegun fire and mortar shelling continued after days of bloodshed, as Reuters reporters observed firsthand.