Israel says it has carried out air strikes on Syrian government infrastructure in the south of the country, in response to what it described as attacks on Druze civilians in Suweida province.
In a statement, the Israeli military said it hit a command centre and weapons stored at army compounds overnight.
"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] will not tolerate harm towards the Druze population in Syria and will continue to operate to defend them," it said.
The Syrian foreign ministry denounced the attack as "an outrageous assault on Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity" and called Israel's justification "flimsy pretexts and fabricated excuses".
It said the strikes were an escalation that continued Israel's policy of "interference in internal affairs with the aim of undermining security and stability".
