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Palestinian Groups in Gaza Condemn Israeli Strikes on Syria

Palestinian factions in Gaza urge Arab states to prevent Israel from taking advantage of the Syrian crisis, reports Mohammed Suliman.
Palestinian supporters of leftist parties take part in a protest against Israeli air strikes close to Damascus, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 7, 2013. Israel played down weekend air strikes close to Damascus reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbour's civil war but only at stopping Iranian missiles reaching Lebanese Hezbollah militants. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTXZDWI

Islamist and leftist Palestinian parties have strongly denounced two recent Israeli air attacks in Syria. The first strike took place on May 3, reportedly targeting a shipment of missiles bound for Hezbollah near the Lebanon border. The second attack occurred on May 5 and, according to the BBC, hit an area that “houses numerous military facilities, including the Jamraya research center, designated by Syria as a scientific research center.”

Yasser Abd Rabbo, a senior official in the Palestine Liberation Organization, condemned the Israeli strikes as “unjustifiable attacks on the sovereignty of Syria” and called on all parties in Syria to reach a political solution to put an end to the fighting there.

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