Donald Trump called the decision a "very big mistake" during his interview with Time, released on Thursday in conjunction with his being named Person of the Year.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 servicemen dead.
The IDF has crossed into the buffer zone dividing Israel and Syria and occupied the area that, by international law, should be kept free from military presence.