CAIRO: The Arab League, which convened an emergency meeting on Thursday, has strongly condemned Israel’s recent incursion into Syria, describing it as a serious threat to regional and international peace, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Matar, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the organization, attended the meeting in Cairo, which culminated in a resolution denouncing Israel’s incursion into the demilitarized zone near Mount Hermon and the continued occupation of Syrian territories in the Quneitra and Rif Dimashq governorates.
An Arab League statement said that these actions represented a violation of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and various UN resolutions. The statement further condemned Israeli airstrikes on Syrian civilian and military sites, urging Israel to provide compensation for the resulting damage.
The Arab League called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its activities in the occupied Golan Heights, and emphasized the need to halt the expansion of illegal settlements in the area.
The organization requested in its resolution that the Arab group at the UN, in coordination with Algeria, worked to convene a special session of the UN Security Council. The proposed session would address what the Arab League described as an “escalating threat to international peace and security,” the SPA reported.
The Arab League’s resolution reflects growing regional concerns about Israel’s activities in Syria and the occupied Golan Heights, with Arab states urging stronger international intervention to prevent further destabilization in the region after the fall of Bashar Assad’s government.
