ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call that the conflict in Syria needs to end immediately, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Saturday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is "very concerned" about Israel's strikes on Syria, as the violence escalates. There are clashes between Syrian government forces and local Druze fighters,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to suggest Israel's strikes in Syria were the result of a "misunderstanding."Israel launched rare airstrikes Wednesday in Damascus following strikes on the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda in southern Syria targetting government troops.