Jerusalem's military action in Syria both risks a bloodbath in Sweida and weakens the stability of a regime whose collapse could facilitate the resurgence of Iran

Defense Minister Katz responds that Ambassador Tom Barrack doesn't know the facts, after he complained that strikes to protect Druze complicated efforts for regional stability

Hundreds of people have been killed in days of violence in southern Syria which began with clashes between members of the Druze minority group and Bedouin tribes and drew a military intervention from Syria.