Israel will 'raise the level of responses against the regime if message is not understood' Syrian army and security forces deploying in Sweida in southern Syria following clashes between Bedouin tribes and local fighters in the predominantly Druze city.

Syrian forces had deployed in the southern city of Sweida, despite Israeli warnings, trying to contain clashes between members of the Druze minority and Bedouin.

A leading Druze spiritual leader accused the Syrian leadership in Damascus of bombarding the southern city of Sweida despite having reached an agreement to quell violence, and he called on fighters to confront Syrian troops entering the city.