Lebanon condemns Israel strike on Syria, saying it violates Lebanese airspace

Israeli strikes Damascus, on July 20, 2020 [STR/AFP via Getty Images]

Lebanon has condemned an Israeli air strike on Syria, emphasising that it violated Lebanese airspace by doing so. According to Syria's military, the Israeli strike on the Shayrat Airbase in Homs province yesterday killed two soldiers and injured three. A warehouse for Iranian militias and Hezbollah were also destroyed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. In the statement by the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, the attack "caused many deaths and injuries, as well as material damage". Stating that it was a clear breach of Lebanon's air space, it also called it "a direct threat to the safety of civilian navigation". The statement stressed that "These attacks constitute a flagrant violation of international laws and conventions, as well as a violation of […] Source

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