The strikes followed escalating violence in Suwayda, a region in the south of Syria predominantly home to the country’s Druze minority.

Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday.

Mr. al-Shara condemned Israel for the “wide-scale targeting of civilian and government facilities” after it intervened following clashes between Syrian government forces, local Bedouin groups and mili...