Source : Voice of Russia
Israel reportedly warned the US of a planned air strike on a Syrian target, the New York Times has cited an American official as saying Thursday.
On Wednesday, Israeli warplanes allegedly bombed a scientific research center near Damascus, killing two people and wounding several more. The building sustained considerable damage.
Foreign media quoted a number of sources who claimed the real target of the Israeli air strike to be a convoy of trucks bound for the Syria-Lebanon border. The convoy was allegedly carrying “game-changing weapons” for the Lebanese Hezbollah.
The weapons in question are purportedly Russia-made SA-17 rocket launchers. Other reports said the trucks were loaded with SS-N-26 anti-ship cruise missiles, or even Scud ballistic missiles.
The Syrian military denied that a convoy had been struck, claiming the military research facility had been overrun by opposition rebels.
Attack by Israeli air force on facilities in Syria is unacceptable - Russian Foreign Ministry
Moscow is checking information on an air strike by the Israeli Air Force on facilities in Syria and states that if such attacks continue that will be the violation of the UN Charter.
"Moscow is deeply concerned about the reports of an attack by Israel's Air Force on Syrian facilities near Damascus.
If this information proves true, then we deal with unsanctioned strikes on targets in the territory of a sovereign state, which is a blatant violation of the UN Charter and is unacceptable no matter what reasons are behind the attack," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on the ministry's official website on Thursday.
"We are taking urgent measures to clarify the situation in detail," the statement reads.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has again called to end "any violence in Syria, to prevent any external interference and to launch a pan- Syrian dialog on the basis of Geneva agreements dated June 30, 2012," it reads.
UN has no confirmation of Israel air strike on Syria
The United Nations Organization has no evidence of Israeli air strike against Syria, spokesman Eduardo Del Buey said.
He, however, admitted that UN peacekeepers headquartered in southern Lebanon noticed that Israeli air forces were on a heightened regime of alert.
On Wednesday Syria`s official media said that Israeli jets had carried out a direct strike on a scientific research centre outside Damascus, killing 2 people and injuring 5 more.
