Tom Barak is in Tel Aviv to assess the security threats posed by the new Syria.

Following a tense night, during which the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on military sites in southern Syria, targeting weapons depots belonging to the Syrian authorities in response to alleged rocket fire from Syrian territory towards the Syrian Golan Heights. Quickly, the American envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, is trying to calm the situation. He arrived in Tel Aviv today, Wednesday, to discuss the escalating tensions between Tel Aviv, Damascus, and Ankara, as reported by Israeli media. Barrack, according to Israeli reports, conducted a field tour in the Syrian Golan, inspecting strategic and military sites in the area with Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, Minister of Internal Security Ron Dermer, and several senior Israeli military leaders.