Russia reacted sharply to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing an ongoing offensive against the rebel-held stronghold of Idlib, calling the assault by Syrian forces "justified" in the face of continuing rebel attacks against Syrian assets, Al Jazeera reported June 3. In the meantime, Israel carried out airstrikes against the Tiyas (T4) airbase in Homs in retaliation for a long-range missile attack against the Golan Heights over the weekend.