FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, National Security Advisor John Bolton unveils the Trump Administration’s Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. The White House has sent Bolton on a mission to allay Israel’s concerns about President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. (Cliff Owen/Associated Press)JERUSALEM — The Latest developments from U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton’s trip to Israel (all times local):1:10 p.m.American National Security Adviser John Bolton has toured the ancient tunnels beneath the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. National Security Council spokesman Garrett Marquis says Bolton “enjoyed a tour of historical Jerusalem provided by his hosts.”Bolton is in Israel primarily to reassure the U.S. ally of the Trump-ordered troop withdrawal from Syria. ___1 p.m.President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, says the U.S. military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group, and Turkey assuring the safety of Kurdish fighters allied with the United States.

Source: Washington Post January 06, 2019 11:15 UTC