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Israel slams Syrian regime’s attacks on Kurdish forces as ‘grave and dangerous’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAmid security talks between Israel and Syria that have yielded a series of understandings, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar voices public criticism of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government over its attacks on Kurdish forces in Aleppo.
Calling the attacks “grave and dangerous” in a tweet, Sa’ar says the West and the world owe “a debt of honor to the Kurds who fought bravely and successfully against ISIS.”
“Systematic and murderous repression of Syria’s various minorities contradicts the promises of a ‘new Syria,'” he continues. “Silence on the part of the international community will lead to an escalation of the violence by the Syrian regime.”
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