Trump intends to withdraw US troops from Syria: Israeli media

US President Donald Trump intends to withdraw thousands of American troops from Syria, according to Israeli media on Tuesday.

Israel's official public broadcasting Kan reported that “senior White House officials conveyed a message to their Israeli counterparts indicating that President Trump intends to pull thousands of US troops from Syria.”

It added that “the withdrawal of American forces from Syria will raise significant concerns in Tel Aviv”.

According to a Pentagon announcement in December, the US has some 2,000 troops deployed in Syria.

Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who visited the occupied Mount Hermon in Syria on Tuesday, emphasizing Israel's intent to maintain a military presence there indefinitely following its occupation last month.