Trump warns Israel not to prevent Syria's 'evolution'

US President Donald Trump issued a veiled warning against Israel on Monday not to interfere with Syria’s “evolution” after it conducted a deadly raid against its neighbour that killed more than a dozen people.

“The United States is very satisfied with the results displayed, through hard work and determination, in the country of Syria,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, TruthSocial.

“It is very important that Israel maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria and that nothing takes place that will interfere with Syria’s evolution into a prosperous state,” he added.

The Israeli army killed at least 13 people on Friday during a raid on a village in southern Syria. The villagers of Beit Jinn, which sits just 50km southwest of Damascus, tried to repel the Israeli attack, Syrian media reported. Israeli warplanes launched air strikes to prevent the troops from being "encircled", Syrian media reported.

The Israeli military said that six of its soldiers were wounded, three of them seriously. 

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