DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – The Zionist regime is exploiting normalization deals with Arab states to press ahead with its attacks on Syria and assassinate Iranian scientists and military forces, a high-ranking official with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says.
Khalil al-Hayya, deputy chief of the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip, made the remarks in an interview with the Arabic-language and Palestinian television channel al-Aqsa TV.
Hayya strongly condemned the latest Zionist missile attack on the Damascus International Airport, stressing the need for preserving the unity of the Syrian nation as well as the Arab country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He stated that the occupying regime keeps attacking Syria because unlike some Arab states, it has not normalized ties with the occupying regime.
“The occupiers have failed to subdue Syria,” the senior Hamas official pointed out.
Hayya expressed hope that Syria would finally return to its leading role in the Middle East region.
The top Hamas official added that the Tel Aviv regime, by exploiting normalization agreements, is plundering Lebanon’s natural resources, bombing Damascus airport, and carrying out assassinations inside Iran.
He argued that the regime’s Judaization plans in the occupied Old City of Al-Quds, its settlements expansion activities, and missile strikes have all increased dramatically in the aftermath of normalization deals.
“The Zionist enemy must neither be an ally nor a friend of any Muslim or Arab country. The occupying regime poses dangers to the region and threatens its security and stability,” the Hamas official said.
Hayya also underlined the need for resistance against the occupying regime, stating that the regime must take full responsibility for potential repercussions of not lifting the brutal siege on the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Efimov blasted Zionist attack on Damascus airport, urges the occupying regime to stop its aggression.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Arabic-language al-Watan daily, Efimov stated that such irresponsible moves pose great dangers to civilian aircraft and civil aviation, and that the Zionist regime must stop such wicked actions straight away.