Sectarian clashes have continued in southern Syria despite an "immediate ceasefire" announced by the country's president, BBC reported.

Over the past week fighters from the minority Druze community have been battling armed Bedouins in Suweida Province, with both sides accused of atrocities.

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa deployed troops but the government forces were accused of joining in attacks on the Druze. More than 900 people are reported to have been killed in the violence. 

Israel declared support for the Druze earlier this week and intervened, hitting government forces and the defence ministry in the capital Damascus, according to BBC.