Wednesday 19 / March / 2025
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has strongly condemned the raids launched by the Israeli occupation forces on Deraa Governorate in the Syrian Arab Republic, in violation of the Syrian territorial sovereignty.
Condemning these aggressive acts, the Foreign Ministry of the Sultanate of Oman, has renewed its call for the international community to intervene immediately to deter Israel from such actions and put an end to its disregard for international law, which is pushing the region towards further chaos and regional conflict.
Oman has also condemned the airstrikes launched by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip which killed more than 400 civilians.
The foreign ministry said that these systematic crimes against the Palestinian people represent a clear and blatant violation not only of the ceasefire agreement concluded last January, but also of all international norms and humanitarian law.
This calls for urgent intervention by the international community to put an end to this brutal aggression against humanity, protect civilians, and hold the occupying state of Israel accountable for its actions.
Two people were killed and 19 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on the southern Syrian province of Deraa, according to Syria's state news agency SANA.
The Israeli military confirmed the strikes, stating that it targeted military sites containing weapons belonging to the forces of ousted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
The Israeli army "is currently striking military targets in southern Syria, including command centres and military sites containing weapons and military vehicles belonging to the old Syrian regime," an army statement said, adding that the "military assets" posed "a threat to the State of Israel".
The army further stated that it "will not allow the presence of military threats in southern Syria and will operate against it."
This is not the first time Israel has targeted the Deraa province. The area has previously been hit in similar strikes aimed at military assets.
