Syria, UAE, Jordan condemn Israeli attacks on Syrian territory

Israeli troops patrol the border fence with Syria near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on July 23, 2025. (File/AFP)
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Updated 27 August 2025
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Syria, UAE, Jordan condemn Israeli attacks on Syrian territory

  • Israeli strikes hit the village of Tranja in Quneitra Province, where a civilian was killed when his home was bombed

DUBAI: Syria on Tuesday strongly condemned recent Israeli strikes on the village of Tranja in Quneitra province, where a civilian was killed when his home was bombed.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry also denounced Israeli occupation forces for infiltration and arrest campaigns in Suwayda town, and for declaring their intent to continue their illegal presence on Mount Hermon and the buffer zone.

These actions, it said, are a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international law, and UN Security Council resolutions, posing a direct threat to regional peace and security.

The ministry reiterated its call on the international community, particularly the Security Council, to act urgently to stop the violations, while stressing Syria’s legitimate right to defend its land and people under international law.

The UAE also condemned the escalation, identifying Israel’s repeated incursions into Syrian territory as a breach of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and international law.

It reaffirmed support for Syria’s sovereignty and stability, and urged immediate international action to halt the attacks.

Jordan echoed these concerns, denouncing the bombing and Israel’s continued presence on Syrian land as dangerous escalations.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Sufyan Qudah underscored Jordan’s solidarity with Syria and called on Israel to end its repeated violations, while urging the international community to compel compliance with international law and protect regional stability.


Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch visits Gaza for Christmas

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Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch visits Gaza for Christmas

  • The senior churchman “arrived in Gaza today for a pastoral visit to the Holy Family Parish, on the eve of the Christmas celebrations,” his office said
  • During his visit, Pizzaballa will review developments in humanitarian response on the ground in Gaza

JERUSALEM: Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, arrived in Gaza Friday for Christmas Mass at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza City, which hosts the Palestinian territory’s only Roman Catholic church.
The senior churchman “arrived in Gaza today for a pastoral visit to the Holy Family Parish, on the eve of the Christmas celebrations,” his office said in a statement.
It said the visit “reaffirms the enduring bond of the Holy Family Parish in Gaza with the wider Diocese of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.”
During his visit, Pizzaballa will review developments in humanitarian response on the ground in the Gaza Strip as well as rehabilitation efforts.
He will also lead an anticipated Christmas Mass at the Holy Family Parish on Sunday, the statement said.
During his last visit to Gaza in July, Pizzaballa brought in 500 tons of food for residents suffering from shortages caused by Israeli restrictions on goods entering the devastated territory.
Pizzaballa and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Theophilos III, were visiting after Israeli fire hit the Holy Family Church, killing three people.
A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, also warning that the food situation there remained “critical.”
About 1,000 of 2.2 million Gaza inhabitants are Christians, most of them Orthodox.
The Latin Patriarchate says 135 Catholics live in Gaza. They sought shelter inside the compound of the Holy Family Church in the first days of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Some members of the Greek Orthodox church joined them in the compound owned by the Roman Catholic church.