An Israeli soldier stands on an armored fighting vehicle in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, on Aug. 25, 2019. (Photo by Ayal Margolin/JINI/Handout via Xinhua)
Israel's actions have aggravated tensions in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
MOSCOW, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel's recent intensified missile and bomb attacks in Syria have raised concerns in Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
"We consider it unconditionally important to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and other states of the region," the ministry said in a statement.
Israel's actions have aggravated tensions in Syria and contradict efforts toward reaching a political settlement in the country, it added.
Israeli fighter jets attacked "dozens" of sites in Syria in "a wide-scale" airstrike on Wednesday, retaliating against rocket fire from Syria the day before, the Israeli military said.
The military issued a statement saying the predawn strikes targeted sites belonging to the Iranian Quds Forces and the Syrian army near Damascus and in southwest Syria, near its disputed border with Israel. ■
