JAKARTA - The administration of US President Donald Trump is concerned that Israel's repeated attacks on Syrian territory are at risk of disrupting the country's stability and undermines hopes of achieving the Israel-Syria security agreement.
The Axios report, citing two senior US officials, comes after US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made phone calls to discuss regional issues.
"The situation is going crazy. Their own constituent is demanding retaliation because Syrian civilians were killed," a US official said, according to Axios.
Para pejabat tersebut mengatakan kepada Axios Gedung Putih tidak menerima informasi sebelumnya tentang operasi Israel dan Israel tidak memperingatkan Syria melalui jalur militer seperti yang telah dilakukan dalam kasus-kasus sebelumnya.
"Syria doesn't want any problems with Israel. It's not Lebanon, but Aunt sees ghosts everywhere," the official said, naming Netanyahu's nickname.
"We tried to tell Bibi he had to stop this, because if it continued, he would destroy himself, lose a huge diplomatic opportunity, and turn Syria's new government into enemies," the official added, according to Axios' report.
Earlier on Monday, Trump urged Israel to remain in dialogue with Syria, and said it was very important that Syria's evolution into a prosperous country was not disturbed, especially from Israel.
The president also praised the figure of Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who worked diligently to ensure "good things happen" for both countries.
Washington is trying to ease tensions between Israel and Syria following an Israeli attack last Friday that killed 13 Syrians and injured six Israeli soldiers in the village of Beit Jinn in southern Syria.
Since December 2024, Syria has recorded more than 1,000 Israeli airstrikes and more than 400 cross-border attacks, as well as the expansion of Israel's occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights by seizing the demilitarized buffer zone, an act that violated the 1974 agreement.
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