DAMASCUS – Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has censuredthe recent Israeli attacks near the war-torn nation’s capital, stressingsuch acts of aggression and the dangerous and hostile course that the TelAviv is pursuing to destabilize the Middle East region are meant to liftthe morale of foreign-backed Takfiri terrorist groups.

In two separate letters addressed to United Nations Secretary GeneralAntonio Guterres and the rotating president of the UN SecurityCouncil, Kairat Umarov, on Tuesday, the ministry stated that Israeli jetsand ground-to-ground missiles targeted military sites in Qutifaharea northeast of Damascus early on Tuesday, causing damage.

The letters further noted that the attacks are in line with Israel’ssupport for terrorism and its continued occupation of Arab lands, and aimedat boosting the morale of terror groups in Syria which have suffered heavylosses in the face of advancing government troops.

They added that Israeli attacks on Syria will not succeed to protectterrorist groups, primarily Daesh and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham – formerly knownas al-Nusra Front, and will not stop Syrian army soldiers from makingterritorial gains in battles against militants.This file picture shows a view of the building of Syria’s Ministry ofForeign Affairs and Expatriates in the capital, Damascus. (Photo by Sputniknews agency)

The Syrian foreign ministry also slammed the Tel Aviv regime over violationof United Nations Security Council Resolution 350, which called for aceasefire between Israel and Syria in the wake of the Yom Kippur War, inaddition to several Security Council resolutions on terrorism fight.

“Such violations would not have occurred if the US administration had notoffered the occupying regime of Israel massive support. Such support hasgranted Israel complete immunity, and given it the carte blanche to carryout acts of terror against people of the Middle East, and threaten bothregional and international security,” the letters pointed out.