Saudi Arabia condemned on Wednesday Israel's strikes on Syria and its “attempts to destabilize its security and stability, in repeated violations of relevant international agreements and laws.”
A Foreign Ministry statement expressed the Kingdom's solidarity with Syria, its government and people, stressing the need “for the international community to assume its responsibilities in halting Israeli actions that destabilize security and stability in the region and to prevent the expansion of the conflict—an issue the Kingdom has repeatedly warned against.”
Since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Israel has regularly launched airstrike on military sites in Syria and Israeli forces moved into territory in southern Syria adjacent to the Israel-occupied Golan Heights and have made clear they plan to stay indefinitely, citing security concerns.
Israeli warplanes hit a town south of Syria's capital as well as the southern province of Daraa late on Tuesday.
The Israeli military said in a statement later that it attacked military targets in southern Syria including headquarters and sites which it said contained weapons.
The bombardment came hours after Syria condemned Israel's incursion into the country's south and demanded it withdraw, according to the closing statement of a national summit.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel won't allow Syria's new army to “enter the area south of Damascus.”
