BEIRUT: Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel-Karim Ali Friday praised Hezbollah’s Wednesday attack against an Israeli convoy in south Lebanon which killed two soldiers, accusing Israel of supporting jihadi militant groups fighting the Syrian regime.
“Israel feels the danger resulting from (the aggression) it has committed against Lebanon, Syria and the whole region, which clearly reveals that it is a backer, supporter and mentor of (jihadi) terrorism which is sweeping the region,” Ali said after emerging from a meeting with Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil.
Wednesday’s rocket attack on a military convoy in the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms caused the death of two soldiers and wounded seven. It came in response to an Israeli airstrike on Syria’s Golan Heights town of Qunaitra which targeted a Hezbollah convoy, killing six party fighters and an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander.
The Syrian envoy called for closer coordination between Lebanon and Syria in their bid to combat terrorism.
“Lebanon cannot combat terrorists who are striking in various areas, without (comprehensive) coordination with Syria which has succeeded in confronting them for four years,” Ali said.
Asked if Syria planned to retaliate to Israel’s attack on Qunaitra, Ali said: “By hitting at scores of ISIS and Nusra (militants), we are striking, as well, at the Israeli army because they are an extension of it.”
Ali also pointed out that his talks with Bassil covered the entry regulations imposed on Syrian nationals traveling to Lebanon, and the need to relax them.
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