Syria condemns Israeli strikes, holds Israel responsible for 'consequences'
"The Syrian Arab Republic condemns in the strongest terms the treacherous Israeli aggression carried out today through coordinated drone attacks and military airstrikes," the foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that "a number of our armed forces and security personnel" as well as "several innocent civilians" were killed.
Damascus "holds Israel fully responsible for this aggression and its consequences", it added, stressing Syria's "legitimate right to defend its land and its people by all means permitted under international law."
AFP
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