Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southwestern Syria for a second day on Tuesday, vowing to keep the area demilitarized and to protect the Druze minority as deadly clashes continued in the region at the Israeli frontier.

About 100 people have reportedly been killed since fighting between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes erupted in Suweida on Sunday.

Druze citizens of Israel demonstrate in multiple locations and block a major highway in call for the Israeli government to do more to protect Syria's Druze community from attacks by the Syrian government.