DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ceasefire after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and have drawn intervention by Syria’s powerful neighbor, Israel.

Israel said it struck military targets in Syria's capital to intervene after Syrian and Bedouin fighting against the Druze in southeastern Syria.

Israel and Hamas are believed to have agreed that 10 living hostages and the remains of 18 others should be released during the first 60 days of a cease-fire, but they have not reached a consensus on how many Palestinian prisoners should be freed during the same period. Up to 20 hostages are still thought to be alive.

Israel has launched strikes near the Syrian Defense Ministry, claiming its support for the religious minority group, the Druze. Moments ago, Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire following the strikes and after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition.

Israel struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday and moved more troops to the border area in a bid, officials said, to prevent attacks against the Syrian Druze community.

The establishment of a third corridor demonstrates Israel's strategy to weaken Hamas and shape Gaza's post-war political geography, through an intensified military expansion into Gaza after nearly 21 months of an offensive that has badly damaged Hamas but failed to eliminate it or force it release remaining Israeli hostages.

The European Union is working on a new deal with Israel to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. EU foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday in Brussels to discuss the agreement. It aims to provide food and fuel to Gaza’s 2.

The death toll in Israel’s war on Gaza passed the grim milestone of 58,000 on Sunday as relentless attacks killed nearly 100 Palestinians since dawn.