US supports Israel 'self-defense' following reports of raids in Syria: Official From Al Arabiya: The US supports Israel’s “efforts to secure its self-defense,” American official James Jeffrey said Saturday, following reports of Israeli raids on Iranian targets in Syria. “Israel is facing an existential threat from Iran…the Iranians are in Syria in large numbers. Israel has the right to take whatever action it needs, being careful about Syrian casualties,” said Ambassador James Jeffrey, the US special envoy for Syria and the coalition against ISIS, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. On Friday Israeli helicopters fired rockets on targets inside southern Syria, according to Syrian state media. The same day the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Israeli strikes targeted a Syrian military base on a road run by Lebanese Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group. https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2020/05/03/US-supports-Israel-self-defense-following-reports-of-raids-in-Syria-Official.html?utm_source=insider&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=en_us_israel_defence_&webPushId=MTM1ODk=