US in close touch with Israel, Syrian opposition groups, White House says

U.S. officials are in close touch with both Syrian opposition groups and Israeli officials as the situation develops, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday. Kirby said President Joe Biden was staying fully briefed by his national security team and his U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan was traveling to Israel on Wednesday. He said the U.S. was not involved in any Israeli operations in Syria, and Israel had made clear these were “temporary measures to ensure their own security.” The United States wanted to ensure that the Syrian people were able to determine their future and that there was a Syrian-led evolution toward “better and more representative governance,” Kirby added