Damascus, Oct. 23 (SANA) Protests were held in several Syrian provinces on Friday to condemn Israeli occupation incursions and attacks on Syrian territory, including shelling and the detention of Syrian citizens in Quneitra and Daraa.
In Quneitra, hundreds of men, women and children took part in a protest condemning Israeli aggressions and reaffirming Syria’s territorial unity.
In Homs, hundreds gathered in New Clock Square to condemn Israeli aggressions against Quneitra and Daraa and reaffirm Syria’s territorial integrity.
In Hasakah, people gathered in Ghuwayran neighborhood to denounce Israeli attacks and incursions into Daraa and Quneitra and reaffirm Syria’s territorial unity.
In Damascus, hundreds of people held a protest outside the United Nations building in the Mazzeh district, denouncing Israeli incursions and attacks on Syrian territory. They called for an end to the violations and respect for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Relatives of victims and detainees held by Israeli occupation forces also took part in the protest.
On Thursday, Syria strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ killing of a young man with special needs during an incursion into the village of Jamla in the western countryside of Daraa. It stressed that targeting civilians constitutes a grave violation of international law and international humanitarian law.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates held the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for this crime, stressing that ongoing incursions and attacks against Syrian citizens violate the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic, threaten regional security and stability, and hinder recovery and reconstruction efforts.
The ministry called on the international community to assume its responsibilities by putting an end to repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and compelling the occupation authorities to respect international law and UN resolutions. It emphasized that these aggressions would not weaken Syria’s commitment to defending its sovereignty and legitimate rights.
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