DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Cuba’s foreign minister has condemned the Zionist regime’s attacks on Syria as a flagrant violation of international law that endangers regional stability.
“I strongly condemn Israel’s constant incursions into Syrian territory, in a blatant violation of international laws and endangering stability in the Middle East region,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said in a tweet.
The minister also reiterated his country’s support for the Syrian government and expressed solidarity with the Syrian people against the Zionist attacks.
On Saturday, the Zionist regime conducted airstrikes on Damascus International Airport and other positions south of the capital city.
The strikes killed five soldiers, although Syria said its air defenses shot down most of the missiles.
Earlier this month, Zionist jets launched a number of missiles from across the Mediterranean Sea at the Aleppo International Airport in northwestern Syria, damaging the runway and rendering the facility out of service.
Syrian air defenses intercepted some of the incoming missiles, with reports providing no details on the number of possible casualties.
The occupying regime frequently targets military positions inside Syria and rarely comments on those attacks, which many see as a knee-jerk reaction to the Syrian government’s success in confronting and decimating terrorism.
Syria has been in the grip of foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Zionist regime and its Western and regional allies aid terrorist groups that continue to wreak havoc in the country.
In another development, Zionist troops on Monday crossed into Syrian territory to stop four Syrian men who allegedly attempted to smuggle explosives into the occupied territories, the Zionist regime’s military claimed.
One Syrian was hit by a bullet to his lower body and was in serious condition when evacuated by a helicopter to a hospital in the occupied territories, while the other three fled without being shot, the military said in a statement.