#Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz on Wednesday warned #Syria that it would hit the country hard after de-dly clashes that saw government forces align with #Bedouin fighters in clashes against the Druze, Agence France-Presse “The signals to Damascus are over now come the painful blows,” he said, promising that the Israeli military would “operate forcefully” in Syria’s southern Sweida region “to eliminate the forces that attacked the Druze until their full withdrawal”. A live broadcast by the Qatari channel Al Jazeera showed a series of Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters in Damascus, with smoke billowing into the sky and parts of the building damaged. Israel’s attack came hours after a drone strike on the same building. Syrian state media reported a “number of casualties” without giving further details. •aintyoumalcom