Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israeli strikes on Syria last week

The White House confirmed that Trump called Netanyahu to rectify' the situation after ongoing clashes in the city of Sweida

Donald Trump was caught off guard" by Israeli strikes on Syria last week, the White House has said, adding that the US president called Benjamin Netanyahu to rectify" the situation.

Israel launched strikes on the capital Damascus and the southern Druze-majority city of Sweida last week, saying it aimed to put pressure on the Syrian government to withdraw its troops from the region amid ongoing clashes there.