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

Syria deployed security forces Monday in the southern province of Sweida after at least 50 people were killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters, a monitor said.The outbreak of sectarian violence underscores the challenges facing the administration of interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa,

The unrest began with a series of tit-for-tat kidnappings between members of the Druze religious minority and Sunni Bedouin clans. View on euronews