SANAA, Feb. 11 (Saba) – Yemen on Saturday strongly condemned air strikes by Israeli occupation forces on Syria, dismissing the airstrikes as an act of military barbaric aggression.
"Yemen stands by Syria in such hard circumstances it passes through," the Foreign Ministry’ official said in a statement obtained by Saba.
Yemen reaffirmed that Syria has all rights to defend itself against any Israeli military aggression, said the official.
Yemen called on the international community and Security Council to stop Israeli escalation and maintain peace in the region, he added.
The Foreign Ministry official concluded his statement by calling upon the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and its member states to reject differences and work towards unifying positions to face the Israeli danger as a real threat to international peace and security and the stability of the region.
Sameera H.-Zak
Saba