Israeli Aerial Attacks in Syria Only Escalate Tensions in Region: Top Russian Official
- Israeli Aerial Attacks in Syria Only Escalate Tensions in Region: Top Russian Official
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A senior Russian official has strongly condemned recurring Israeli airstrikes inside Syrian territory, emphasizing that such acts of aggression by the Tel Aviv regime only exacerbate tensions and destabilize the situation in the region.
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“We are concerned over Israel’s continued practice of delivering unilateral airstrikes on the Syrian territory in violation of the sovereignty of neighboring Arab nations,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
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She added, “The latest such attack was carried out by Israeli warplanes on March 5 from Lebanon’s airspace. As a result, one Syrian soldier was killed and more than 10 were wounded.”
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“We are convinced that such arbitrary military actions undermine regional stability and heighten tensions,” the Russian diplomat pointed out.
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Syria’s official news agency SANA, quoting an unnamed military source as saying, reported early on March 5 that Syrian air defenses had intercepted Israeli missiles over strategic Quneitra province in the country’s southwest.
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