ASIATODAY.ID, MAKKAH — The Muslim World League (MWL) condemned airstrikes carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on various areas in the Syrian Arab Republic.
In a General Secretariat statement, July 17, 2025, MWL Secretary-General Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, strongly denounced the Israeli occupation government’s dangerous and brutal approach of violating the sovereignty of nations, breaching international laws and norms, and undermining security and stability in Syria and the broader region.
He reaffirmed the MWL’s full solidarity with the Syrian Arab Republic against anything that threatens its security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
He also called on the international community to take immediate and firm action against these serious violations, which destabilize the region, hinder the Syrian people’s path toward restoring security and stability, and undermine global efforts to support them at this critical juncture in their history after years of injustice and suffering.
Arab Parliament: Israeli attacks on Syria and Lebanon pose a serious threat
The Arab Parliament said Israeli attacks on Syrian and Lebanese territory were a flagrant violation of the principles of international law and a serious threat to the sovereignty of states and the stability of the entire region.
The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned Israel’s repeated attacks on Syrian and Lebanese territories, declaring them a blatant violation of international law and a serious threat to regional stability.
In a statement published Wednesday on its official website, the Arab Parliament denounced the assaults as part of a systematic campaign to impose a fait accompli through military force, demonstrating total disregard for international legitimacy and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and the U.N. Security Council.
It expressed full solidarity with Syria and Lebanon in preserving their sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the safety of their citizens.
The parliament also called on the international community to take urgent and decisive action to halt the escalating aggression.
Reiterating its unwavering stance against any actions that compromise the sovereignty of Arab nations, the Arab Parliament emphasized that lasting regional security depends on full adherence to international law, respect for the national sovereignty of states, and non-interference in their domestic affairs.
Israel steps up attacks on Syria, bombs army HQ in Damascus
Israeli media reports called the strikes a message to Syria’s interim leader, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani.
Israel has carried out new attacks on Syria, targeting the entrance to the military headquarters in the capital, Damascus, news sources reported.
Reports say that missiles fired from an Israeli drone also struck the area close to the presidential palace in Damascus on Wednesday.
According to an Al Jazeera correspondent, there were two drone attacks on the headquarters of the Syrian Ministry of Defense, one at the entrance and the other at the backside of the building.
Israeli minister in charge of military affairs, Israel Katz, has confirmed the attacks, with Israeli media reports calling them a message to Syria’s interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani.
The strikes came hours after Katz threatened Syria to withdraw its troops from the city of Suwayda, where clashes between regime forces and Druze fighters are ongoing.
Israel claims to be intervening to help Syria’s Druze minority, whom Tel Aviv views as a potential ally in the crisis-hit Arab country.
“We will not leave the Syrian Druze alone and will implement the disarmament policy,” Katz was quoted as saying.
Israeli sources say the army has deployed two more battalions to the border between the occupied territories and Syria.
Fierce fighting resumed in Suwayda earlier on Wednesday, despite the announcement of a ceasefire by the Jolani regime the previous night, with Defense Ministry officials blaming “outlawed groups” for breaking the ceasefire.
The ministry also told Al Jazeera that it had opened safe corridors in the city for civilians to flee from the violence, which has so far claimed 70 lives and injured over 200 people.
Since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, clashes have occurred regularly between the Syrian Druze and forces affiliated with Jolani, whose militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led an offensive in December 2024 that overthrew the Assad government.
The Israeli regime is trying to partition Syria by repeatedly attacking its military capabilities and supporting ethnic minorities in the country. (SPA/IRNA/Al Jazeera)
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