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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
UN Syria envoy says Israeli bombing in country ‘needs to stop’
A bombed hangar on the day after the Israeli military was said to have hit weapons depots near the Mezzeh military airbase, outside Damascus, on December 9, 2024. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
The UN special envoy for Syria calls on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments inside Syria, days after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad.
“We are continuing to see Israeli movements and bombardments into Syrian territory. This needs to stop. This is extremely important,” Geir Pedersen tells reporters in Geneva.
Israel Air Force strikes on Sunday hit advanced missile storage sites, air defense systems, weapon production facilities, and chemical weapons sites, and also took out planes, helicopters and tanks that belonged to the Assad regime’s military.
The IDF has denied that troops have crossed beyond the buffer zone between the Golan Heights and Syria.
