UN envoy slams Israel’s ‘repeated and intensifying’ attacks in Syria

The United Nations envoy for Syria condemns what he calls Israel’s intensifying attacks in the country, warning they are destabilizing Syria at a sensitive time.

Geir Pedersen decries in a statement “the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in Syria, including airstrikes that have reportedly resulted in civilian casualties.”

“Such actions undermine efforts to build a new Syria at peace with itself and the region, and destabilize Syria at a sensitive time,” he adds.

Israel said it responded to fire from gunmen during an operation in southern Syria and warned interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa that he would face severe consequences if its security was threatened.

The IDF says it is targeting Syrian military assets to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands, while ensuring the safety of the border between the two countries.