The Syrian government saysclashesin the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of people dead, drawing Israeli intervention and US condemnation. A ceasefire agreement reached by the government,Druze groupsand Bedouin tribes on Saturday appeared to be holding Sunday, but communications with the province remain difficult. There were no reports of gunfire in the city of Suwayda Sunday. "After several bloody days in Suwayda province, the Internal Security Forces have succeeded in calming the situation following their deployment in the northern and western areas," Syria's interior minister Anas Khattab said in a post on X. "They managed to enforce the ceasefire within the city of Suwayda, paving the way for a prisoner exchange phase and the gradual restoration of stability across the province," he continued. An aid convoy from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) entered Suwayda province on Sunday afternoon carrying medicine and food but elsewhere the Syrian health ministry said it was denied access. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Saturday called on the Syrian government to use its security forces to prevent "violent jihadists" from entering Suwayda and "carrying out massacres." In apost on X, Rubio said: "The US has remained heavily involved over the last three days with Israel, Jordan and authorities in Damascus on the horrifying & dangerous developments in southern Syria. The rape and slaughter of innocent people which has and is still occurring must end." Bedouin tribal fighters were involved in clashes with Druze groups on the western edges of the city on Saturday. One of the Druze groups - the Spiritual Leadership faction - said it was "deeply regrettable and shameful that the other party has failed to uphold the ceasefire," and appealed to the international community to halt what it called "this terrorist onslaught." Violence erupted in Suwayda last week, after Syrian government forces intervened in clashes between the Druze and local Bedouin tribes. The Druze are an Arab religious group that practices an offshoot of Islam which permits no converts – either to or from the religion – and no intermarriage. The semi-nomadic Bedouin group is predominantly tribal, with family trees that extend into Gaza and Egypt's northern Sinai. The involvement of the Syrian government in the Suwayda clashes triggered Israel to carry out airstrikes on Damascus on Wednesday. Israel, which has been striking Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December, said it attacked Damascus to protect the Druze. Israeli ministers have also expressed distrust of the new Syrian government, which they see as dominated by Sunni extremists. Syrian Interior Minister Khattab said on Sunday that the deployment of the country's internal security forces to the region "represents a safeguard for stability and de-escalation, and a first step toward controlling the chaos of weapons and reinforcing security." "Our priority is the complete cessation of gunfire, enabling the state to resume its role in restoring normal life to the city of Suwayda and the rest of the province," he said. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com