Syrian interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa has condemned the Israeli incursion in the south-western Damascus countryside, calling it a “dangerous provocation and threat to regional peace.”
Syria’s foreign ministry has said that Israel has deployed 60 troops to take control of an area inside the Syrian border near Mount Hermon.
On Tuesday, Sharaa led the government’s demand for UN action against what he described as the illegal actions of the Israeli government, accusing it of seeking to escalate tensions with Damascus.
Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani accused Israel of violating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement by stationing armed troops and establishing intelligence facilities in the area to advance its “expansionist and partition plans.”
It is well known that Israel has sought to annexe land from neighbouring countries, including Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt, in pursuit of what critics describe as the vision of creating a “Greater Israel” at the expense of civilians.
Al-Shaibani’s comments came at an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers to discuss Israel’s ongoing invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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As diplomatic tensions between Damascus and Tel Aviv continue to rise, Syria’s interim president Al-Sharaa is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September.
In over 50 years of rule by the al-Assad dynasty, neither Hafez al-Assad nor his son Bashar ever addressed the annual gathering of world leaders in New York, fearing diplomatic backlash from the international community over alleged crimes committed by the regime.
Israel’s invasion of Gaza is expected to dominate this year’s UNGA agenda, with discussions focused on bringing an end to the war and ensuring a peaceful neighbourhood that could secure lasting peace between Arabs and Israelis.
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