United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel’s air strikes on Syria Wednesday as the country puts pressure on Damascus to protect the Druze minority following clashes. “The Secretary-General further condemns Israel’s escalatory airstrikes on Suweida,

Syria condemns Israel for fatal strikes on several government buildings in Damascus. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports from Jerusalem.

The European Union called on Israel to immediately stop its strikes on Syrian government targets while also saying Syria must calm ethnic conflict involving the Druze community in the south of the country.