The US Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, toured the occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, along with Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and other senior Israeli officials, Israeli media reported.
The visit comes amid escalating tensions after Israel said it launched strikes on weapons belonging to the Syrian government in southern Syria, followed by two projectiles being fired from Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Barrack, who also serves as the US ambassador to Turkey, arrived in Israel early on Wednesday to meet senior Israeli officials, Israel24 news site reported.
The talks were focused on the situation in Syria as well as "ongoing tensions between Israel and Turkey", the report said.
Local Israeli media added that Katz had headed the tour, which was attended by the strategic affairs minister, Ron Dermet, the National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and the head of the northern command, as well as other senior Israeli officials.
Barrack also visited "other strategic points" during the tour, with no further details added in Israeli media.
Israel has in recent times raised concerns with Barack over what it has called "security threats" posed by Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Israel on Tuesday evening targeted the Yarmouk Basin area in southern Syria, striking what it claimed was "combat equipment" belonging to the Syrian government.
The strikes were the first in nearly a month, and Israel said it holds President Sharaa directly responsible for the projectiles sent towards Israel in retaliation.
However, Syrian authorities said they were not able to verify claims that two rockets were fired in response from Daraa towards the occupied Golan Heights.
"The circulating reports of shelling towards the Israeli side have not been verified," the Syrian foreign ministry said in a statement.
"There are many parties seeking to destabilise the region to achieve their own interests," the statement added, emphasising that "Syria has not and will not pose a threat to any party in the region."
Syria’s foreign ministry further added that it "strongly" condemns the Israeli shelling, which caused "huge human and material losses".
After the fall of Assad's regime in December 2024, Israel launched an extensive military campaign in Syria targeting the Syrian army's military capabilities.
This campaign has included hundreds of airstrikes, drone strikes, and artillery attacks, focusing on key military infrastructure such as airports, air defence systems, fighter jets, weapon storage sites, and naval vessels.
Israel's operations have significantly damaged much of Syria's military capacity, with estimates that between 70 and 80 percent of Syria's strategic weapons have been destroyed.
The foreign ministry also said that the attack "represents a blatant violation of Syrian sovereignty," before calling on the international community to "assume its responsibilities in stopping these attacks and supporting efforts aimed at restoring security and stability to Syria and the region".
A Syrian official told Reuters that "parties" stoking tensions refers to "remnants of Assad-era militias linked to Iran, which have long been active in the Quneitra area". The official said they have a "vested interest in provoking Israeli retaliation as a means of escalating tensions and undermining current stabilisation efforts."
Tensions also remain high in the region as Israel has moved troops into areas of southwest Syria, where it has prevented the new government security forces from deploying.