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State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the United States does not support recent Israeli airstrikes on Syria and called for “dialogue” between the two Middle East powers.
“The United States unequivocally condemns the violence. All parties must step back and engage in meaningful dialogue that leads to a lasting ceasefire,” Bruce announced at a State Department press briefing Thursday afternoon.
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On Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes in the Syrian capital of Damascus struck the country’s Defense Ministry headquarters and an area near the presidential palace, killing three and injuring dozens of others, according to reports.
The Israeli military said it was intervening to defend the minority Druze population in southern Syria, a community that shares a border with Israel, amid armed skirmishes between local Bedouin Sunni tribes and the recently installed Syrian government.
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