Israel Conducts New Syria Strike Amid US Envoy Criticism

Israel carried out another strike in Syria on Saturday, intensifying a war of words with a US envoy over recent military actions. The latest strike followed an earlier Israeli attack on a northwestern air base, which US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack had described as an "unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability."

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unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability

Barrack's comments, made in an interview, suggested the strike might have been intended to provoke conflict with Turkey. This prompted a sharp response from Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who on Saturday called Barrack's remarks "full of inaccuracies." Katz asserted that Israel had provided "intelligence information to the authorized parties in the United States" before the Tuesday strike.

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full of inaccuracies

Katz further criticized Barrack's characterization of the Golan Heights as "occupied," stating it contradicted the stance of US President Donald Trump. Israel captured most of the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 and later annexed it, a move recognized by the US and Colombia. Meanwhile, Syrian state television reported a separate incident on Saturday where a man was wounded by what it called an "Israeli occupation drone" targeting a vehicle near the Golan Heights, an act Syria's foreign ministry condemned as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty. Israel's military acknowledged the drone strike, stating its forces targeted a "terrorist" preparing attacks.

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intelligence information to the authorised parties in the United States