New Delhi, July 16 -- The Israeli army said Wednesday that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defence in Damascus.

The strike came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed.

Israel has launched a series of airstrikes on convoys of government forces since the clashes erupted, saying that it is acting to protect the Druze.

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