The United Nations and regional countries, including Iraq, on Thursday condemned the Israeli airstrikes in Syria, which Tel Aviv says serve as a warning.

In latest wave of attacks, Israel strikes Damascus’s Barzeh neighbourhood and ‘military capabilities’ in Hama and Homs.

Israel launched a number of aerial attacks on Syria late Wednesday night. The largest attack came in the southern Syrian city of Nawa, where 10 Syrians were killed. Israel also carried out attacks on a major airbase and a branch of the Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) in Damascus.

When Syria's new leaders shut 60 Damascus bars, drinkers protested, and the government reversed itself. It's an example of the tussle between secular and Islamist values in the new Syria.

A French diplomatic source on Thursday expressed hope that dialogue between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the new Damascus administration will continue, stressing the need for an inclusive political process in the country.

The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on a pledge to create a government representative of all Syrians.

Syria’s new transitional government has been sworn in nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to the war-ton country.

The U.S. has warned of an increased possibility of attacks in Syria during the Eid el-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.