Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

The Israel Defense Forces bombarded the Syrian regime’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after deadly chaos erupted near the border against the local Druze residents. The Israeli military said it would not allow Syria’s current government to build up its forces near the border and commit violence against the Druze minority group in the city of Sweida.