Clashes have intensified in Syria after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups broke down.

Syria’s foreign ministry says a number of soldiers and civilians have been killed by coordinated Israeli drone attacks and airstrikes near the two countries’ border.

Israeli forces resumed airstrikes on Suwayda, a predominantly Druze city in southern Syria, just hours after a ceasefire was declared by the Syrian government.

A leading Druze spiritual leader accused the Syrian leadership in Damascus of bombarding the southern city of Sweida despite having reached an agreement to quell violence, and he called on fighters to confront Syrian troops entering the city.

The Syrian government announced a ceasefire Tuesday after it intervened to quell the deadliest outburst of sectarian violence since March, clashes that prompted Israeli airstrikes. The ceasefire, however,