Head of Mossad contacted the head of the Syrian Foreign Ministry a few days before the strike on the airbase.The head of Mossad, Roman Hoffman, had a phone conversation with the Syrian Foreign Minister, Assad al-Shabbani, on August 14th, according to three sources who spoke to Reuters. According to their information, the main topic of the conversation was Turkey's military presence in #Syria, including the supply of weapons and drones to the Syrian army.