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HTS regime in Syria slams Israel over deadly drone strike on Damascus

Iran Press TV

Wednesday, 27 August 2025 4:10 PM

The Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led administration in Syria condemned an Israeli drone strike near Damascus that killed six soldiers, underscoring the tensions that persist despite the new regime's efforts to normalize relations with Tel Aviv.

"This aggression constitutes a grave violation of international law and the UN Charter, and represents a blatant infringement of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the HTS Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The strike is "part of the repeated aggressive policies pursued by the Israeli occupation aimed at undermining security and stability in the region," the ministry added.

The statement reaffirmed the HTS regime's commitment to "its legitimate right to defend its land and people in accordance with the provisions of international law."

Damascus urged the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, "to assume its legal and moral responsibilities in putting an end to these repeated aggressions, and to work on obligating the Israeli occupation authorities to cease their continuous violations against Syria, its people, and its national institutions."

On Tuesday, Israel carried out a drone strike on army positions near the city of al-Kiswah, south of Damascus, killing six Syrian officers.

The attack came a day after the Damascus regime condemned another Israeli "military incursion" outside the capital.

Israel has conducted repeated acts of aggression across the Syrian territory following the collapse of former President Bashar al-Assad's government last year.

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his forces to push deeper into Syrian territory and seize several strategic locations in the country.

Experts believe HTS's lack of action and its overtures toward normalization with Tel Aviv have given Israel greater leeway to expand its occupation measures and increase the intensity of airstrikes on Syria.

Earlier this month, Netanyahu even declared his "divine connection" to the vision of a "Greater Israel", which aims to expand into Palestinian territories and parts of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Jordan.