India, July 16 -- Israel struck Syrian forces in the country'ssouthern province of Sweida as sectarian violence in the region killed at least 248 people. Israel justified the strikes on Syrian forces, saying it was protecting the Druze minority.

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has further warned Damascus that the IDF will escalate its strikes if the Syrian forces did not withdraw from the region.

But what exactly is happening in Syria's Sweida province bordering Israel?

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