Israel's PM says it will "not allow any threat" to the minority in Syria after sectarian clashes in which dozens were killed.

Israel’s military has launched air strikes near Syria’s presidential palace in Damascus after accusing the Syrian authorities of failing to protect the country’s Druze minority from sectarian violence.

Israel on Friday said it launched air strikes near Damascus' presidential palace and threatened further military to force Syrian authorities to protect its Druze people from what the minority's leader called a "genocidal campaign" amid ongoing sectarian violence.