Israel has agreed to allow limited access by Syrian forces into the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days, an Israeli official said on Friday after days of bloodshed in and around Syria's Druze city of Sweida "In light of the ongoing instability in southwest Syria,

The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze before a truce halted most of the fighting.

In light of the ongoing instability in southwestern Syria, Israel has agreed to allow limited entry of Syrian security forces into the Sweida province for the next 48 hours, an Israeli official said.