Lavrov: Russia ‘strongly’ denounces Israeli strikes in Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounces Israeli airstrikes on targets in Syria.

“We strongly condemned the dangerous practice of Israeli strikes on Syrian territory,” he says at a press conference in Moscow alongside his Syrian counterpart, according to Reuters. “We demand that Israel respect the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and, above all, respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.”

Earlier this month, an airstrike attributed to Israel reportedly struck Iranian targets near the main Russian naval base in Syria. Both Russia and Iran are key backers of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Lavrov’s comments come amid increasingly ties between Jerusalem and Russia, which many have attributed to Israel’s support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country.