{"id":127288,"date":"2025-07-16T14:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=127288"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:59:15","slug":"u-s-expresses-deep-concern-over-israeli-airstrikes-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/127288\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. expresses deep concern over Israeli airstrikes in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Wednesday that the United States is &#8220;very concerned&#8221; about the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want the fighting to stop,\u201d Rubio said, adding that the U.S. is in touch with all relevant parties in order to bring the conflict to an end. \u201cHopefully we\u2019ll have some updates later today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, the news outlet Axios reported, citing a U.S. official, that the Trump administration had requested Israel halt its strikes on Syrian army positions in southern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe told the Israelis to stop and take a breath,\u201d the senior U.S. official told Axios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks come after Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes near the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Defense in the Syrian capital, Damascus, earlier in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack reportedly killed one person and injured at least 18 others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Saad al-Yaziji<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Wednesday that the United States is &#8220;very concerned&#8221; about the ongoing Israeli 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