Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria as Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias there.

Sunday’s fighting between Druze militiamen and Bedouin tribal fighters was the first time that sectarian violence erupted inside the city of Sweida itself, following months of tensions in the broader

The intervention of the Syrian security and army forces to contain the escalation in the Druze-majority Suwayda province has been met with rejection from the local Druze community.