Damascus, SANA- The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Acting Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Mike Robson, was worried over the recent Israeli aggression on Syrian territory, stressing that it is absolutely not permissible to launch attacks against civilians.
Robson, in a statement posted by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on its website, said that he is deeply concerned about the latest attack that targeted a neighborhood in Damascus, hitting a residential building, causing civilian casualties and extensive damage a cultural center, the Technical Institute for Antiquities and Museums, and the Technical Institute for Applied Arts.
The statement added that the civilians suffer from the tragic consequences of the ongoing hostilities in parts of Syria, in addition to the repercussions of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, stressing that it is absolutely not permissible to launch attacks against civilians.
Robson called on all countries to exert every possible effort to stop attacks and protect civilians in Syria.
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