Israeli aggressions threat peace, security – Syria Foreign Ministry
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned “the Israeli repeated acts of aggression, especially on the civilian facilities,” posing threat on the peace and security in the region.
The Ministry on Twitter said, “The repeated Israeli attacks, particularly the systematic and deliberate targeting of the civilian targets in Syria, the latest of which was targeting Aleppo International Airport yesterday, amount to a crime of aggression and a war crime in accordance with the international law.”
It stressed the need to held Israel accountable for these aggressions.
It added that the recent Israeli escalation “poses a threat on the peace and security in the region, endangering and intimidating civilians, along with threatening the safety of civil aviation in Syria and the region,” according the state-run SANA News Agency.
The Foreign Ministry stressed that Syria will practice “its legitimate right to defend its land and people by all means,” thus Israel is held accountable.
Earlier on Wednesday, Faisal Mekdad, the Syrian Foreign Minister, criticized both international and Arabic silence regarding the successive Israeli shelling of Syria.
Days after rehabilitation operations were finished in Aleppo International Airport, following an Israeli airstrike on August 31, it was targeted again on September 6, causing it to be out of service.
Syrian Transportation Ministry announced on Tuesday rerouting scheduled flights from Aleppo airport to Damascus International Airport.