Israel has launched bombing raids against two of its neighbours, hitting government forces in southern Syria and what it said were Hezbollah targets in eastern Lebanon. Syrian state media also reported Israeli strikes on Tuesday in the nearby province of Deraa. View image in fullscreen Syrian security forces in an area between Mazraa and Walga near the predominantly Druze city of Sweida. In May, Israeli forces struck a site near the presidential palace in Damascus, in what was seen as a warning to Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa. The new president has repeatedly said he is not interested in a conflict with Israel while Syria struggles to rebuild.