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![BarakRavid Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::302971361.png) Barak Ravid [@BarakRavid](/creator/twitter/BarakRavid) on x 392.9K followers
Created: 2025-07-20 15:59:44 UTC

🚨The Israelis were surprised by the U.S. pushback over the Syria strikes
🚨A senior Israeli official said Trump had encouraged Netanyahu to hold parts of Syria during his first weeks in office and hadn't previously expressed concerns about Israel's interventions in the country
🚨The official stressed that Israel only intervened after its intelligence indicated the Syrian government was involved in attacks against the Druze. The official denied any domestic political considerations
🚨"The U.S. wants to keep the new Syrian government stable and doesn't understand why we attack in Syria, because of attacks on the Druze community there. We tried to explain to them that this is our commitment to the Druze community in Israel," the senior Israeli official said

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