Damascus condemns Israeli PM visit to occupied outpost in southern Syria
Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip today to an area of southern Syria that the Israeli army occupies was “illegal” and constituted “a serious violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, Damascus has said.
In a statement, the country’s foreign office said the Israeli prime minister’s visit was “a new attempt to impose a fait accompli that contradicts relevant Security Council resolutions”.
Since occupying an area in southern Syria in December 2024, Israel has refused to hand it back to Damascus.
Netanyahu’s office confirmed in a post on X that he had visited an Israeli army outpost in the neighbouring country along with other senior officials including Defence Minister Israel Katz.
Netanyahu trip to occupied zone in Syria ‘concerning’, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit today to an occupied part of southern Syria.
“This very public visit is concerning to say the least. We call on Israel to respect the 1974 disengagement agreement,” said Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
As we reported earlier, Damascus has already condemned Netanyahu’s trip, labelling it “a serious violation” of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
