Israel said it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland where a monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.

In Syria's city of Sweida, clashes between government forces and Druze groups have intensified after a ceasefire collapse. Israel has started airstrikes in support of the Druze minority, impacting Syrian military operations.

At least 203 people have been killed in sectarian fighting involving Sunni tribes, Druze militias and Syrian troops in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida since Sunday, a war monitor said

Israeli officials react to the ongoing violence in Syria's Sweida between regime forces and the local Druze community.

Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans in Syria's Sweida province have killed more than 30 people and injured nearly 100.