Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called to kill Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after clashes between Syrian government forces and Syrian Druze in the country's south. Amichai Chikli wrote in a post on X: "Anyone who thinks Ahmad al-Shara is a legitimate leader is gravely mistaken – he is a terrorist, a barbaric murderer who should be eliminated without delay.” Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southwestern Syria for a second day on Tuesday, claiming it wants to keep the area demilitarized and protect the Druze community as deadly clashes continued in the region. Israel, which has struck Syria several times in the name of protecting the Druze, carried out its latest strikes after Druze Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri issued a statement accusing government troops of breaching a ceasefire and urging fighters to confront what he described as a barbaric attack. After al-Hajri appeared in a recorded statement, Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra declared that a complete ceasefire was in place, and said government forces would only open fire if fired upon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said they had ordered Israel's military to strike "regime forces" and weaponry brought to the Druze city of Sweida to be used against the Druze. "Israel is committed to preventing harm to the Druze in Syria due to the deep brotherhood alliance with our Druze citizens in Israel," they said. "We are acting to prevent the Syrian regime from harming them and to ensure the demilitarization of the area adjacent to our border with Syria.” The latest violence in southwestern Syria began on Sunday with clashes between armed Druze groups and Bedouin fighters in Sweida province, which displaced thousands of people. These developments come amid rising warnings that Israel seeks to exploit the Druze community to justify its intervention in Syria, while Damascus insists that all components of the population are equal in rights. Since 1967, Israel has occupied most of the Golan Heights. It has taken advantage of the situation following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, occupying the Syrian buffer zone and declaring the collapse of the 1974 disengagement agreement between the two sides. Although the new Syrian administration under Ahmad al-Shara insists that it does not pose any threat to Israel, Israel has conducted near-daily airstrikes on Syria for months, resulting in civilian casualties and the destruction of military sites, vehicles, and ammunition belonging to the Syrian army.