Damascus, MINA – Syria has formally requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday to discuss escalating Israeli military attacks on its territory, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.
The request follows recent Israeli airstrikes targeting government buildings and civilian infrastructure in Damascus and the southern province of As-Suwayda, according to Quds Press.
In a statement, Syria’s Foreign Ministry urged the international community and the UN to take immediate steps to halt what it described as Israel’s systematic aggression, warning it could further destabilize the region.
Earlier this week, Israeli warplanes launched a series of strikes on the Syrian Ministry of Defense building, near the Presidential Palace, and in Al-Kiswah, south of Damascus.
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The attacks came just days after indirect talks between Syrian and Israeli delegates in Baku, Azerbaijan, which had reportedly produced an initial understanding on security coordination.
While Tel Aviv claimed the strikes were “necessary security operations,” observers saw them as an attempt to undermine the Baku talks and impose military pressure in southern Syria. []
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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