Overview
- In a post on Truth Social, Trump pressed Israel to maintain a strong, frank dialogue with Syria and not interfere with its move toward a prosperous state.
- His message followed an Israeli operation Friday in Beit Jinn, southern Syria, that Syrian state media said killed 13, while the IDF said it targeted the Lebanon-linked Islamist group Jama’a Islamiya.
- Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the strike as a brutal and deliberate bombardment that killed women and children after locals confronted Israeli forces.
- Trump praised Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa’s performance and said suspending long‑standing U.S. sanctions has contributed to reconstruction progress.
- Netanyahu was invited to the White House in the near future, his office said, as the administration pursues a potential Israel–Syria non‑aggression pact and Trump publicly backs consideration of a pardon for the Israeli leader.