For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.

Earlier Israeli strikes hit the Syrian defence ministry, as well as government forces in the southern part of the country.

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