Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to suggest Israel's strikes in Syria were the result of a "misunderstanding."Israel launched rare airstrikes Wednesday in Damascus following strikes on the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda in southern Syria targetting government troops.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was an agreement to restore calm in Syria by late Wednesday, as he blamed misunderstandings over violence that included Israeli strikes on its neighbor's capital.