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Israeli attacks on Syria "unacceptable": Erdogan

08 May 2013 04:04 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the recent Israeli airstrikes on a research center near the Syrian capital as "unacceptable", APA reports quyoting Press TV.

Erdogan told a parliamentary meeting of his ruling party on Tuesday that "no excuse can justify" the Israeli act of aggression against Syria.

"The airstrike Israel carried out on Damascus is completely unacceptable. There is no rationale, no pretext that can excuse this operation," Erdogan said.

Turkish premier, whose country supports militants fighting against the Syrian government, also said that the Israeli attacks provided what he called a "golden opportunity" for President Bashar al-Assad to cover up massacres of opponents.

Israeli warplanes hit the Jamraya Research Center in the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday two days after striking another target in the country.

Syrian media reports say the Sunday attack caused a number of casualties and widespread damage. Some reports say Israel used depleted uranium in its airstrike against the Jamraya Research Center. The facility was first hit in an Israeli air strike in January.

The Israeli attacks have drawn widespread international criticism and Iran, Egypt and China have strongly condemned the attacks. The Arab League has called on the United Nation Security Council to "act immediately to end Israeli attacks on Syria."

Syria’s Foreign Ministry has sent letters to the United Nations and its Security Council stating that Israel’s aggression shows the link between Tel Aviv and terrorist groups operating in Syria including the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front.