Israel Using ‘Weak’ Arguments to Justify Airstrikes on Syria – Foreign Minister

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Damascus considers the argument that the presence of Hezbollah and the Iranian military in the country justifies Israeli airstrikes on Syria unacceptable and “weak,” Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem told RT broadcaster in an interview.

Overnight into Monday, Syrian media reported that explosions had been heard in Damascus and that the air defence forces had repelled an attack on the capital. The rockets had reportedly been launched from the “occupied territories.” A source from Beirut International Airport said that Israeli warplanes were in Lebanon’s airspace during the attack. Israeli defence forces, which regularly conduct attacks on Syrian territory under the pretext of countering Iran’s military presence there, declined to comment on the reports.

The Syrian minister compared Israel’s arguments to those used by the United States to justify its fight against terrorists in Syria.

Meanwhile, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said in an interview with RT Arabic that peoples of Syria and Lebanon would eventually make Israel pay for striking at Syria.

He threatened Israel and its main Western ally, the United States, that their crimes against Syria would not go unpunished and that both would regret them.

Hezbollah and Iran, one of Israel’s main adversaries in the region, have been supporting the Syrian government in its fight against terrorism amid the ongoing crisis. Iran has repeatedly said that its presence in Syria is coordinated with Damascus and does not have to be approved by Israel.

Sourse: sputniknews.com