Overview
- In a Truth Social post, President Trump urged Israel to maintain dialogue with Syria and avoid steps that could disrupt the country’s political transition.
- The warning followed an Israeli raid in Beit Jinn that killed 13, with the IDF saying it targeted Jamaa Islamiya fighters and reporting six soldiers wounded as Syria condemned a “full‑fledged war crime.”
- Two senior U.S. officials told Axios that continued Israeli strikes risk destabilizing Syria and could jeopardize a potential Israel–Syria security agreement.
- Netanyahu’s office said Trump invited him to the White House after a call that covered disarming Hamas, demilitarizing Gaza, and expanding regional peace arrangements.
- U.S. engagement with Damascus continued, with CENTCOM and Syrian security reporting operations that destroyed ISIS weapons sites across southern Syria.