Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts the US troop withdrawal from Syria, saying it’s “America’s decision,” Times of Israel reported.

“I spoke two days ago with US President Donald Trump and yesterday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,” says Netanyahu. “The US administration told me that it is the president’s intention to remove their forces from Syria. They clarified that they have other ways to express their influence in the region.”

“This is, of course, America’s decision,” Netanyahu says, adding that Israel will “uphold Israel’s security and protect ourselves from this front.”
Israel's envoy at the UN, Danny Danon, voiced concern over the American move later Wednesday. Speaking at a UN Security Council session on Hezbollah's cross-border tunnels, the Israeli ambassador said that while Israel respected its ally's decision it still had its own concerns about the situation in Syria.