NEW : International pressure has since been mounting against al-Assad over his regime 's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators , amid concerns that violence in Syria is escalating . President Omar al - Assad has reached the ` ` point of no return , '' says an Israeli minister . 24 people are killed during clashes in Syria , a rights groups says . The date coincides with an Arab League summit . International pressure has been mounting against al - Qaeda .
NEW : President Omar al - Assad has reached the ` ` point of no return , '' says an Israeli minister . 24 people are killed during clashes in Syria , a rights groups says . The date coincides with an Arab League summit . International pressure has been mounting against al - Qaeda .