Fighting between Druze armed groups and government troops has continued in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda, with a ceasefire in tatters, as Israel launched further strikes on Syrian forces and warned it would escalate unless they withdrew.

Israeli occupation forces have launched a chain of air strikes on the southern Syrian city of Suwayda, hours after the Syrian government declared a truce in the region. The strikes mark an escalation in the unstable area, which has been rapt by fatal fighting between Bedouin tribes and local Druze troops since Sunday.

The ceasefire followed deadly clashes between the Druze of Suwayda and Bedouin tribes that left over 100 people dead.