Syria condemns Israeli attacks on Quneitra, demands UN action
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Syria condemns Israeli attacks in Quneitra, including a deadly airstrike and ground raids, urging UN action as "Israel" escalates violations on Mount Hermon.
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An Israeli Air Force Black Hawk helicopter flies over Mount Hermon, near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, viewed from the town of Majdal Shams, on December 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
The Syrian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned recent Israeli attacks on its territory, following an airstrike that killed a Syrian civilian in the village of Taranja in the northern countryside of Quneitra.
The ministry stated that the aggression also comprised a ground incursion into the town of Sweida, where Israeli occupation forces conducted detention campaigns, raided homes, and fired live ammunition. Over 30 military vehicles reportedly took part in the operation.
In its statement, the Syrian Foreign Ministry emphasized that "Israel’s" continued illegal presence on the summit of Mount Hermon and in the UN-designated buffer zone is a direct violation of international agreements.
"These aggressive practices constitute a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, international law, and relevant Security Council resolutions," the statement read, describing the attacks as a threat to regional peace and security.
Syria urges the Security Council to respond
Damascus renewed its call on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to take urgent action to stop the ongoing violations committed by "Israel" on Syrian territory.
The ministry also stressed Syria’s "inalienable and legitimate right" to defend its land and people by all means permitted under international law.
Local sources reported that an Israeli occupation force advanced into Sweida, firing flares and opening fire while raiding multiple homes. A young man was also detained for several hours before being released. The incursion followed the airstrike on Taranja that killed one man and damaged civilian infrastructure.
The Israeli occupation’s actions in Syria come amid heightened regional tensions and have drawn criticism from several states calling for respect of Syrian sovereignty and adherence to international law.
On Monday, Syria's Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli occupation forces' (IOF) military incursion in the Beit Jann area of ​​rural Damascus, calling it a "blatant violation of Syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity."
In a statement, the ministry warned that this "serious escalation constitutes a direct threat to regional peace and security," highlighting that it once again embodies "the aggressive approach pursued by the occupation authorities, in blatant defiance of the provisions of international law and relevant international legitimacy resolutions."
