UN Syria envoy says Israeli bombing in country ‘needs to stop’

The UN special envoy for Syria calls on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments inside Syria, days after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad.

“We are continuing to see Israeli movements and bombardments into Syrian territory. This needs to stop. This is extremely important,” Geir Pedersen tells reporters in Geneva.

Israel Air Force strikes on Sunday hit advanced missile storage sites, air defense systems, weapon production facilities, and chemical weapons sites, and also took out planes, helicopters and tanks that belonged to the Assad regime’s military.