UN slams Israel's violation of Syrian sovereignty

UN chief Antonio Guterres said he is deeply concerned by “the recent and extensive violations of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” by Israel, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.

“The secretary-general is particularly concerned over the hundreds of Israeli air strikes on several locations in Syria, stressing the urgent need to de-escalate violence on all fronts throughout the country,” Dujarric said. 

Israel seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights after the toppling of the Assad government and launched wide-scale air strikes on Syrian military targets.