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Tehran says Israeli attacks on Syria aim to destroy Arab country
In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s military attacks on various areas in Syria and the destruction of the country’s civilian facilities and defense capabilities in Damascus, Latakia, Idlib, Hama, Quneitra, and Dara’a, Press TV reported.
“It is clear to everyone that the main goal of the occupying regime is to destroy and eliminate the defensive, economic, and infrastructural capabilities of Syria as an independent country, so that it [Israel] can pursue its malicious interests in this country and the region,” he said.
He added that the Israeli attacks on Syria are also aimed at continuing simultaneously the genocide in occupied Palestine and aggression and occupation in Lebanon.
Local journalists reported that Israeli warplanes carried out at least 20 airstrikes across the countryside of Damascus, Dara’a, and Hama, targeting military sites and warehouses on Friday night.
Baqaei acknowledged the responsibility of all sides involved in the current situation in Syria by preparing the ground for the Israeli regime’s exploitation and expansionism in the Arab country.
Tensions between Israel and Syria have soared this week after Israel accused the Syrian authorities of failing to protect the country’s Druze minority.
The Israeli military claimed in a statement that it had attacked a military site in Syria, as well as “anti-aircraft guns and surface-to-air missile infrastructure.”
The Israeli military said the attacks aimed to send “a clear message” to Syria’s transitional government, led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Later in the day, Al-Sharaa’s office described the Israeli military strikes near the palace as a “reprehensible attack [that] reflects the continued reckless actions seeking to destabilize the country and exacerbate security crises.”