According to Spicer, by standing by Assad, Russia is "getting on the wrong side of history in a really bad way."

Trump's strikes on Assad were followed by a muddled message.

Palestinian business people have not driven their personal cars into Israel since the start of the Second Intifada, over a decade ago.

Islamic State has used hundreds of car bombs along with drones rigged with explosives in Mosul.

Tillerson met on Tuesday in Italy with foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major advanced economies, joined by Middle East allies to forge a united position on Syria.

A Syrian military source denied the Observatory report and said the army did not use barrel bombs - drums or cylinders packed with explosives and shrapnel.

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said it "strongly protests" Tehran's remarks about the monarch, and reminded the Islamic Republic to respect the "good neighborly relations with Arab states."

The basis for Yesh Atid coming to power is the assumption that Netanyahu's successor as head of Likud will decide to take the party into a Lapid-led government.