I will try to clarify the situation: The U.S. has spent the past few months convincing the Lebanese government that it should make the leap of faith and abide by its demands (foremost among which is the disarmament of Hezbollah) using Syria as a "successful" example of what obedience gets you.

Netanyahu's attacks on Damascus were poorly timed as they happened only a few days before the U.S. envoy was scheduled to make a decisive visit here.

There is a reason this stuff is leaked to Axios. If they are just unhappy with Israel then they could just tell Israeli officials directly. They are publishing this because they want to do PR damage control for both the Lebanese and Syrian government.