Faisal Mikdad, the Foreign Minister of Syria, has called for urgent condemnation of the Israeli attack on Damascus on Feb. 19, in order to deter Israel from killing civilians and violating the sovereignty of states. He called the Israeli aggression a crime against humanity, noting that Syria is racing against time to address the catastrophic consequences of the devastating earthquakes, when meeting with ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Syria on Feb. 19, reported SANA. “The continuation of Israeli brutal attacks, and crimes against the Palestinian and Syrian people constitutes an explicit threat to peace and security in the region and beyond,” Mikdad said.
“Syria expects the United Nations Secretariat and Security Council to condemn Israeli aggression and crimes, take the necessary measures to deter them, hold them accountable, punish their perpetrators and ensure they do not recur,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a separate statement. “The aggression comes in the context of the systematic Israeli attacks against the Syrian civilian targets, including homes, service centers, airports, and ports, intimidating the Syrians who are still suffering from the catastrophic effects left by the earthquake and working to support those affected by it.”
The ministry stressed that “the continuation of these brutal attacks and crimes against the Palestinian and Syrian people constitutes an explicit threat to peace and security in the region and requires urgent international action to stop the Israeli aggressive actions on Syrian territory.
Three of the victims, civilians who were killed in the Kafr Sousa neighborhood, were identified yesterday as a pharmacist, a cardiologist and an engineer.
