Syria condemns deadly Israeli drone strike calling it violation of international law
Syria has condemned an Israeli drone strike that killed six soldiers on Tuesday, calling it a “clear violation” of the country’s sovereignty.
In a statement, Syria’s Foreign Ministry called the strike “a gross violation of international law and the United Nations Charter”. It added that the attack represented “a clear breach of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic”.
There has been no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December, Israel has launched hundreds of strikes targeting military sites and assets across Syria.
Israel also expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights by seizing the demilitarised buffer zone, a move that violated a 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Monday claimed that Israel had sent 60 soldiers to take control of an area inside the Syrian border around Mount Hermon, near a strategic hilltop that overlooks Beit Jinn, close to the border with Lebanon in southern Syria.
Israel attacks Syria for second time in 24 hours
The attack on Wednesday consisted of a series of strikes on a former army barracks in Kiswa, southwest of Damascus, according to Syria’s state-run al-Ekhbariya TV.
Israel also attacked Kiswa on Tuesday, killing six Syrian soldiers.
