CAIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent Israeli raids on the Syrian territories.
In an AL statement, Aboul-Gheit described the Israeli attacks as "reckless provocations and escalation that exploited the political transition in Syria to establish an illegal and illegitimate reality."
He noted that any Israeli occupation of Syrian territories constitutes a clear violation of international law, calling on the international community for further condemnation.
Israeli airstrikes intensified in southern Syria on Tuesday night, targeting multiple military sites, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent remarks calling for the "full demilitarization of southern Syria."
The Syrian interim government denounced the attacks, calling them a blatant violation of Syria's sovereignty. ■
