UN official raises concern over recent Israeli airstrikes on Damascus
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday,the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mike Robson, raised concern over the recent Israeli airstrikes that targeted central Damascus.
Robson said, in a press release, “Attacks must never be directed against civilians or civilian objects.”
On Feb. 18, Israel carried out a missile attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in Damascus and its surroundings, including residential neighborhoods, killing five Syrians, including a soldier, and wounding 15 others.
Robson also called on all parties to the conflict in Syria to “abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law” and to take all feasible precautions to spare civilians and their objects in the conduct of hostilities.
He stressed that Syrians have the right to lead a life free from fear of violence and destruction.