White House condemns Iran’s attack on Israel from Syria

By Katelyn Caralle

Published May 10, 2018 12:26pm ET

White House condemns Iran’s attack on Israel from Syria — This photo provided early Thursday, May 10, 2018, by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, shows missiles rise into the sky as Israeli missiles hit air defense position and other military bases, in Damascus, Syria. The Israeli military on Thursday said it attacked "dozens" of Iranian targets in neighboring Syria in response to an Iranian rocket barrage on Israeli positions in the Golan Heights, in the most serious military confrontation between the two bitter enemies to date. | (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)

The White House on Thursday condemned Iran’s attack against Israel from Syria, and said Israel has the right to defend itself, which it did in a series of strikes overnight.

“The United States condemns the Iranian regime’s provocative rocket attacks from Syria against Israeli citizens, and we strongly support Israel’s right to act in self-defense,” the White House said in a statement.