Syria should not be allowed back into the international community unless it is able to uphold protections for the Druze and its other minority groups, Israel has said.

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.

Conflict in Syria has escalated with Israel launching bombing raids against its northern neighbor. It follows months of fluctuating tensions in southern Syria between the Druze minority and forces aligned with the new government in Damascus.