Clashes have intensified in Sweida, southern Syria, after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed, prompting Israel to threaten increased intervention. Reports detail attacks on civilians and desperate searches for information amidst communication blackouts.

Israel, which has intervened in Syria in support of the Druse minority, attacked the entrance of the government military headquarters in Damascus. The death toll in four days of violence rose to more than 200,