Pakistan, June 20 -- Iraq has strongly condemned Israel for violating its airspace by flying fighter jets over key southern cities, including Najaf, Karbala, and Basra. According to Iraq's representative at the United Nations Security Council, the incident occurred shortly before Friday's session began. Abbas Kazim Ubaid Al-Fatlawi, Iraq's charge d'affaires, reported that 50 Israeli aircraft entered Iraqi airspace.

He explained that the planes approached from the Syrian and Jordanian border areas. Initially, 20 jets crossed into Iraq, followed later by 30 more. These jets reportedly flew over sacred and densely populated areas, including the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, before heading toward the south.

Al-Fatlawi stressed that the ...