More than 100 demonstrators from Canada's Druze community gathered on Parliament Hill on Friday afternoon, asking for the government to intervene in an unfolding humanitarian crisis in Syria where hundreds have already been killed.

Tens of thousands of people remained displaced by the violence and the United Nations has been unable to bring in much-needed humanitarian and medical aid because of ongoing clashes.

Syrian authorities have accused Druze militias of obstructing vital humanitarian aid from reaching the southern province of Sweida, deepening the crisis in a region already grappling with deadly sectarian violence and political instability.

Syrian government forces are preparing a return to the southern region due to new clashes between Druze armed groups and Bedouin clans, causing mass displacement. Though a ceasefire was announced, violence resumed with significant humanitarian implications.

One of the leaders of the Druze community in Syria Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri called for an end to the attack on Sweida, urging a ceasefire enforcement, and denounced disinformation targeting Syria’s Druze community.

Amid violent clashes in southern Syria’s Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday.

Dozens of Bedouin tribesmen marched to Al-Mazraa near Sweida on July 20, residents reported calm in city after days of violence. The armed tribesmen drove towards village which is 12 Km away from centre of Sweida.