Tel Aviv, July 16 -- Israeli aircraft have struck Syrian military targets in southern Syria as ethnic violence escalates between the Syrian Druze and Bedouins, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said, as reported by the Press Service of Israel (TPS).

According to TPS, in the last 24 hours, the Israeli Air Force has hit tanks, rocket launchers, weapons, and pickup trucks armed with heavy machine guns, making their way to the Syrian city of Suweida, as well as access routes.

At least 248 people have been reported killed in several days of ethnic violence between the Druze and Bedouins. Government forces loyal to interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa are viewed as siding with the Sunni Bedouins, as reported by TPS.

Earlier, Israeli Druze breache...