Israel ‘trying to drag’ Syria into a conflict, senior regime official claims

“We will not be a launching pad to threaten neighboring countries, but we will spare no means to confront and deter Israeli aggression,” the Syrian Information Minister was quoted as saying.

Israel is trying to “drag” Damascus into a confrontation through multiple provocations, a senior Syrian intelligence official, Hamza al-Mustafa, said on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported.

“Israel miscalculates when it thinks it can impose facts on the ground,” he said. “We are not ashamed to say that we are not in a position of strength, especially after the liberation, and we want to focus on rebuilding the country.

“We will not be a launching pad to threaten neighboring countries, but we will spare no means to confront and deter Israeli aggression. »

Syrian officials condemn Israeli operations

Speaking on the Beit Jen incident, in which a number of IDF soldiers were injured while arresting two terror suspects earlier this week, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani claimed that Israel “threatens regional peace and security.”

Calling this incident a violation of Syrian sovereignty and international law, he demanded that the United Nations and the Arab League put an end to this situation.

These comments come as the minister meets his Danish counterpart.

Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Alabi, earlier condemned the Israeli operation.

This is a developing story.