Rubio, asked about Israeli strikes on Syria, says US concerned

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, asked about Israeli strikes on Syria on Wednesday, said the United States was concerned, adding that he had just spoken to the relevant parties over the phone.

"We're going to be working on that issue as we speak. I just got off the phone with the relevant parties. We're very concerned about it, and hopefully we'll have some updates later today. But we're very concerned about it," Rubio said, adding that the U.S. wants fighting to stop as clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters broke out hours after a ceasefire agreement.