UN envoy urges Israel to cease airstrikes on Syria

By AFP 3 May 2025, 1:19 pm

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DAMASCUS, Syria — United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen urges Israel to immediately stop its attacks, after the Israeli military said it struck Syrian military sites overnight, the latest such raids.

“I strongly condemn Israel’s continued and escalating violations of Syria’s sovereignty, including multiple air strikes in Damascus and other cities,” Pedersen says in a post on X, adding: “I call for these attacks to cease at once and for Israel to stop endangering Syrian civilians and to respect international law and Syria’s sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and independence.”