By Hatem Maher
Dec 14 – Syria’s de facto chief, Ahmad al-Sharaa mentioned on Saturday Israel is utilizing false pretexts to justify its assaults on Syria, however that he’s not concerned about partaking in new conflicts because the nation focuses on rebuilding following the tip of Bashar al-Assad’s reign.
Sharaa – higher often known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani – leads the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that swept Assad from energy final week, ending the household’s five-decade iron-fisted rule.
Israel has since moved right into a demilitarised zone inside Syria created after the 1973 Arab-Israeli battle, together with the Syrian aspect of the strategic Mount Hermon that overlooks Damascus, the place it took over an deserted Syrian navy submit.
Israel, which has mentioned that it doesn’t intend to remain there and calls the incursion into Syrian territory a restricted and momentary measure to make sure border safety, has additionally carried out lots of of strikes on Syria’s strategic weapons stockpiles.
A number of Arab nations, together with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan, condemned what they referred to as Israel’s seizure of a buffer zone within the Golan Heights.
“Israeli arguments have turn out to be weak and now not justify their latest violations. The Israelis have clearly crossed the traces of engagement in Syria, which poses a menace of unwarranted escalation within the area,” Sharaa mentioned in an interview printed on the web site of Syria TV, a pro-opposition channel.
“Syria’s war-weary situation, after years of battle and battle, doesn’t enable for brand spanking new confrontations. The precedence at this stage is reconstruction and stability, not being drawn into disputes that might result in additional destruction.”
He additionally mentioned diplomatic options had been the one method to make sure safety and stability and that “uncalculated navy adventures” weren’t wished.
On Russia, whose navy intervention nearly a decade in the past helped tip the steadiness in Assad’s favour and which gave asylum to the ousted chief earlier this week, Sharaa mentioned that its relations with Syria ought to serve widespread pursuits.
“The present stage requires cautious administration of worldwide relations,” he added.
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