Hizbullah Condemns Israeli Attack on Syria, Considers it Attempt to 'Destroy' Damascus
Hizbullah condemned on Thursday a reported Israeli attack on a Syrian military research center, saying it reveals the Jewish state's attempts to destroy Damascus.
The attack “fully unmasked what has been happening in Syria over the past two years and the criminal objectives of destroying this country and weakening its army, which discloses a bigger conspiracy against the Arab and Muslim countries,” a statement issued by Hizbullah said.
The statement described the attack as “monstrous,” urging the international and Arab communities to condemn the attack.
“But we have been used to the failure (of these communities) to condemn or take any serious stance of any value when Israel is involved,” it added.
Hizbullah expressed its solidarity with Syria's leadership, army and people in the statement, stressing on the danger of the campaign against Syria.
The attack unveiled Israel's policy of preventing "Arab and Muslim forces from boosting their military and technological capacities," it said.
It called for a political dialogue to end the ongoing crisis in Damascus to preserve the country and maintain its role in confronting “the enemies.”
On Wednesday, the Syrian army confirmed reports on an Israeli air strike that hit a military research center near Damascus at dawn, denying reports that the raid targeted a weapons convoy near the Lebanese border.
"Israeli fighter jets violated our airspace at dawn today and carried out a direct strike on a scientific research center in charge of raising our level of resistance and self-defense," Syria's army said.
The raid came "after terrorist groups made several failed attempts in the past months to take control of the site," its general command said, referring to rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad's regime.
The attack took place after Israel continuously expressed concerns that Damascus' stockpile of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Hizbullah.
As well as concerns about Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, Israel has accused Syria of supplying long-range Scud missiles to Hizbullah.
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://naharnet.com/stories/en/70286 |