United Nations – U.N. Voices ‘Grave Concern’ At Reports Of Israel Strikes In Syria

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     Israeli soldiers standing on top of a tank in the Golan Heights, Israel, near the Syrian town of Kan Arnaby, 05 May 2013. Israeli airstrikes on a military research centre near Damascus were a "declaration of war," Syria's deputy foreign minister said 05 May. Syria would retaliate against Israel in its own time and way, Faisal al-Mekdad told CNN, adding that the attack was proof that Israel had allied itself with rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.  EPA/ATEF SAFADIUnited Nations – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday voiced alarm at reports Israel has struck targets inside Syria, but said the United Nations was unable to confirm whether any such attacks had taken place.

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    “The Secretary-General expresses grave concern over reports of air strikes in Syria by the Israeli Air Force,” Ban’s press office said in a statement.

    “At this time, the United Nations does not have details of the reported incidents,” it said. “Nor is the United Nations in a position to independently verify what has occurred.”

    It added that Ban “calls on all sides to exercise maximum calm and restraint, and to act with a sense of responsibility to prevent an escalation of what is already a devastating and highly dangerous conflict.”


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    10 years ago

    The UN would have grave concern if an arab farted.

    Aron1
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    Aron1
    10 years ago

    The Israeli U.N. Ambassador should get up in the assembly and quite clearly tell Mon-ki Moon to go to hell (and then HE should “exercise maximum calm and restraint”)!

    Grumpy
    Grumpy
    10 years ago

    If the syrian government killing over 75,000 of its citizens isn’t considered an escalation, I don’t know what is…. oh wait, I do, any thing Israel does.

    5TResident
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    5TResident
    10 years ago

    Yeah, “grave concerns” – concerns about why there aren’t more Israelis in graves.

    PrettyBoyFloyd
    PrettyBoyFloyd
    10 years ago

    Shouldn’t the genocide in Syria constitute reasoning for grave concern? Oh I forgot, they aren’t Jews.