UN chief condemns Israel strikes on Syria: spokesman

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The Syrian Defense Ministry building sits heavily damaged after alleged Israeli airstrikes in Damascus, July 16, 2025. (AP)
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  • The Secretary-General further condemns Israel’s escalatory airstrikes on Suweida and Daraa

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel’s air strikes on Syria Wednesday as the country puts pressure on Damascus to protect the Druze minority following clashes.

“The Secretary-General further condemns Israel’s escalatory airstrikes on Suweida, Daraa and in the center of Damascus, as well as reports of the IDF’s redeployment of forces in the Golan,” Guterres’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.

Topics: Fall of Assad Druze UN chief Antonio Guterres Israel