US President Donald Trump has warned against actions that could “hinder development in Syria” amid new Israeli invasions and attacks.
Published December 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump has called on Israel to maintain a “strong and real” dialogue with Syria, adding that it is critical that “nothing happens that impedes Syria’s evolution into a prosperous nation.”
Monday’s statement in Truth Social magazine came days after Israel launched its latest invasion and offensive into Syria, killing 13 people in the countryside outside Damascus, which President Ahmed al-Shalah’s fledgling government denounced as a “war crime.”
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In his post, Trump did not specifically mention the Israeli invasion, the latest in a series of operations since Israel expanded its occupation of southern Syria after the overthrow of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last December.
Instead, Trump praised Syria’s new government under al-Shalah, which has vowed to unify the country after years of civil war that fueled sectarian distrust.
“The United States is very pleased with the results of our hard work and determination in Syria,” he said.
“We are doing everything in our power to ensure that the Syrian government continues to do what it intended to do to build a truly prosperous country. This is substantive.”
President Trump also characterized al-Sharah as a regional leader who strives to promote stability between the two countries.
“Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is working hard to ensure that good things happen and for both Syria and Israel to have a long and prosperous relationship.”
Immediately after President Trump’s post, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken with the US president by phone.
Trump did not say whether the two sides had discussed Syria, but announced that he had invited Netanyahu to visit the White House “in the near future.”
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Al-Shallah, the former al-Qaeda commander whom Trump hosted at the White House last month, said in November that direct talks between the administration and Israel on a security agreement had begun.
But critics have accused Israel of taking several actions in recent weeks that undermine any chance of repairing relations, including a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Syrian territory that Israel illegally occupied after the fall of the al-Assad regime.
Israel launched an invasion of the town of Beit Zin last week, claiming it was targeting members of al-Jamaa al-Islam, the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. The group denies operating outside Lebanon.
When members of the community resisted, Israel launched airstrikes, killing 13 people, including two children.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry said Israel was targeting Beit Zin with “brutal and deliberate shelling.”
It added that the attack constituted a “full-scale war crime.”
