THE Israeli military launched air attacks in the heart of Damascus today, hitting the Syrian Defence Ministry headquarters as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continued to flare. Israel’s attack came hours after a drone strike on the same building.

The Israeli military says it is monitoring "actions being taken against Druze civilians" - but Syria says its forces have been responding to the "source of fire" inside the southern city of Sweida.

Israel intensifies its attacks on Syrian targets, demanding the government withdraw from the southern Syrian city of Suwayda. The Middle East Institute’s Danny Makki joins Becky Anderson from Suwayda.

A roundup of key international reactions after Israeli air strikes near the defence ministry and presidential palace.

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