Washington, SANA – Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives called on Israel to immediately cease its hostilities against Syria, stressing that the continuation of these attacks is hampering efforts to achieve stability.
A joint statement issued by Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Republican Senator Joni Ernst, and Representative Joe Wilson, said that they recently returned from a visit to Syria during which they met with President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a number of ministers, and representatives of various social and religious groups, where they received “a clear message that Syria needs a chance to succeed and overcome more than fourteen years of conflict.”
They noted in the statement that “the destabilizing Israeli strikes that targeted Damascus last night make achieving this goal even more difficult,” emphasizing the need to halt these attacks immediately.
The statement added: “We commend US President Donald Trump’s bold decision to lift sanctions on Syria, and we call on Israel to seize the opportunity and cease hostilities so that the Syrians, in cooperation with Special Envoy Barak, can continue the progress achieved.”
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