Syria condemns the crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people
On January 24th, Syria condemned in the strongest terms the criminal demolition and destruction of the property of the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation forces, and renewed its call on the international community to assume its responsibilities, protect the Palestinian people and stop Israeli crimes immediately.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement that the government of the Syrian Arab Republic condemns in the strongest terms the criminal demolition and destruction of the property of the Palestinian people throughout the occupied Palestinian territories by the Israeli occupation forces, including the demolition of the two homes of the Salhia family in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem and arresting family members.
The ministry added that the Israeli occupation authorities’ house demolitions, arbitrary detention of Palestinian citizens, and appropriation of their lands constitute a crime that contradicts international law, the Human Rights Bill, international humanitarian law, and United Nations Security Council and General Assembly resolutions.
The ministry renewed Syria’s call on the international community to assume its responsibilities towards the Palestinian people and protect them, implement international legitimacy resolutions related to the Palestinian cause and stop these Israeli crimes immediately.
The ministry affirmed Syria’s support for the Palestinian people and their right to freedom and independence, ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and establishing its independent state on its land, with Jerusalem as its capital.