Egypt Condemns Israeli Airstrikes Against Syria

[Purveyor]

CAIRO May 5, 2013 (AP)
Egypt's president condemned on Sunday Israel's airstrikes against Syria, calling them a violation of international law and warning they complicate the country's ongoing civil war.

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"Egypt condemns the Israeli aggression as it violates international principles and laws, and would further complicate the situation, in addition to threatening the security and stability in the region," the statement from President Mohammed Morsi's office said.

The statement said Egypt "strongly objects" to the bloodshed in Syria and what it said was the regime's use of its military against its people. But it also rejects the violation of Syrian sovereignty and "exploiting its internal crisis under whatever pretext."

Egypt's Morsi last year launched a regional bid to find a peaceful end to Syria's civil war, but little came of it.

Also on Sunday, the Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby warned against the serious repercussion of the Israeli attacks on Syria and called on the U.N. Security Council to "immediately move to stop the Israeli aggressions on Syria."

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[Comrade Grumpy]

1. And Morsi is no friend of Assad.