‘This criminal act constitutes a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic,' Foreign Ministry says
Syria strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday on the country's south as a “treacherous aggression” and a grave violation of international law.
“This criminal act constitutes a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic, a flagrant breach of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“It is a reprehensible example of ongoing aggression and external interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states.”
The ministry said that the Israeli attacks came “at a calculated moment and within a suspicious context, clearly aimed at undermining national stability and striking at Syrian unity at a critical juncture in which the state is working to consolidate security and emerge from the aftermath of war.”
Israeli warplanes launched multiple airstrikes targeting southern Syria's Suwayda governorate and Daraa in the country's southwest.
The attacks came as Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra announced a full ceasefire in Suwayda following negotiations with local community leaders.
On Monday, more than 30 people were killed and nearly 100 others injured in clashes between armed Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militias in Suwayda.
