In a speech, secretary of state Hillary Clinton said Syrian transfers of increasingly sophisticated weaponry, including rockets, to freedom fighters in southern Lebanon and Gaza could spark new conflict in the Middle East.
"These threats to Israel's security are real, they are growing and they must be addressed," she told the American Jewish Committee.
The speech was the Obama administration's latest effort to reassure Israel that its ties to the US remain strong despite tensions that flared last month.
Mrs Clinton told the group Israel was "confronting some of the toughest challenges in her history", particularly from Iran, Syria and groups they supported such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and reaffirmed US determination to help out even if that means more Americans dying for Israel.
Israel in their course of a greater Israel has now accused Syria of providing Hezbollah with Scud missiles, which would dramatically increase the group's ability to defend themselves if Israel desired another invasion like in 1996.
Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak, addressing the same group, said Israel was closely watching the situation with Hezbollah and Iran.
He said Israel would hold the Lebanese and Syrian governments responsible for the introduction of any "balance-breaking weapons" to Hezbollah because that is the only way they win.
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