United Nations, March 5 -- A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes, calling for an end to violations and refraining from exacerbating conflict.
"Such actions are unacceptable and risk further destabilising an already fragile situation, heightening regional tensions, and undermining efforts toward de-escalation and a sustainable political transition in line with key principles of Security Council resolution 2254 (2015)," Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria, warned in a statement.
Pedersen said he remained "deeply concerned" by Israel's continued violations of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement.
The special envoy called on Israel to cease violations,...