The Syrian Health Ministry said on 16 July that "dozens of bodies, including members of the security forces and civilians," were discovered inside Suwayda National Hospital after armed groups pulled out of the facility in the largely Druze province of Suwayda in southern Syria. Graphic videos circulating online appear to show corridors lined with the bodies of doctors, nurses and patients. Activist accounts blame units affiliated with the Syrian Army and allied Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters for storming the hospital and carrying out the killings, many of the victims reportedly belonging to the Druze minority. The footage has not been independently verified. Local outlets and humanitarian workers cited preliminary estimates of at least 50 fatalities, warning the toll could rise as forensic teams complete identification. The Health Ministry did not apportion blame, and Syria’s Defence Ministry had no immediate comment. Suwayda has until recently been comparatively untouched by the worst of Syria’s civil war, but the region has seen a recent uptick in confrontations involving government forces, Islamist groups and local militias. The reported massacre is likely to inflame sectarian tensions and has prompted renewed calls from aid organisations for an impartial investigation and stronger protections for medical facilities under international humanitarian law.