Cairo/Baghdad, May 3 -- The Arab League condemned on Friday the Israeli airstrikes on targets near the presidential palace in the Syrian capital Damascus.
The pan-Arab organization said in a statement that these airstrikes represent "a dangerous escalation and a rejected and condemned violation of Syria's sovereignty."
It added that these airstrikes aimed at destabilizing the situation, interfering in internal affairs, and encroaching on Syrian territory.
The Arab League called on the UN Security Council to put an end to these Israeli attacks, which threaten to "ignite the situation in the region."
Iraq also condemned the Israeli strike on Friday.
Iraq's Foreign Ministry affirmed in a statement its "categorical rejection of all repea...