It's the third day in a row that Israel has launched strikes on Syrian government forces, with strikes over the last few days targeting forces heading towards the southern city of Sweida. Sectarian violence had erupted there between local Bedouin clans and ...

Syria state media said that the Israeli military struck the Druze-majority city of Sweida, where Syrian government forces have deployed despite Israeli warnings.

The intervention in Syria has sparked domestic unrest in Israel. Dozens of Israeli Druze crossed into Syria from the Golan Heights in protest, while others staged demonstrations in northern Israel. Police closed roads and worked to maintain public order during the protests, which included tire burnings and traffic blockades.