Hamas condemns Israeli strikes on Damascus, southern Syria
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned in the strongest terms Israeli attacks targeting multiple locations in the Syrian capital Damascus and the southern part of the Arab country.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Hamas denounced the assaults as “a blatant attack on Syrian sovereignty” and “a continuation of the bullying policy of the occupying Zionist entity against Arab nations.”
“We call on the Arab and Muslim states as well as the United Nations to assume their responsibility towards the growing Zionist crimes,” the statement read.
The Gaza-based group urged the international community and UN bodies to denounce Israeli raids, and prosecute the regime’s leaders as war criminals for their frequent crimes and violations of the international law.
Powerful explosions were heard in Damascus and its outskirts on Tuesday night as Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes in southern Syria.
Local media and witnesses reported that Israeli jets were spotted flying over the southwestern province of Dara'a, while residents in Damascus said they heard low-flying aircraft as well as the sound of multiple airstrikes.
Meanwhile, an Israeli military ground incursion was reported into the village of Ain al-Bayda in the province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that Israeli warplanes targeted border sites between Syria and Lebanon, specifically in the Juroud Nabi Sheet region.
Militant factions, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government on December 8, 2024.
Following the downfall of Assad’s government, the Israeli military has been launching airstrikes against military installations, facilities, and arsenals belonging to Syria’s now-defunct army.
Israel has been widely and vehemently condemned over termination of the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, and exploiting the chaos in the Arab nation in the wake of Assad’s downfall to make a land grab.
The buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights was created by the United Nations after the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. A UN force of about 1,100 troops had patrolled the area since then.
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