Syrian Foreign Ministry Condemns Netanyahu’s Visit to Territory in Southern Syria

ARK News.. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the visit made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with the ministers of defense and foreign affairs and several military officials, to an area in southern Syria, describing it as “illegal and a serious violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

In its statement issued on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the ministry said the visit “represents another attempt to impose a de facto reality that contradicts relevant UN Security Council resolutions,” stressing that “Israeli actions fall within the occupation’s policies aimed at entrenching its aggression and continuing its violations of Syrian territory.”

The ministry affirmed that “Syria will continue to defend its sovereignty and inalienable rights until every inch of its occupied territory is restored.” It also called on the international community to “assume its responsibilities in deterring the practices of the occupation and compelling it to fully withdraw from southern Syria,” emphasizing the need to return to the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and to respect internationally recognized borders.

The statement warned that “continued Israeli violations in southern Syria pose a direct threat to regional stability,” adding that international silence amounts to “a green light for further breaches.” Israeli ground incursions in southern Syria have recently intensified, particularly in the countryside of Quneitra and Daraa, where Israeli forces have been targeting several villages and carrying out operations with various objectives.

Earlier, Israel’s public broadcaster reported that negotiations with Syria had reached a dead end, despite efforts by international mediators to broker a security agreement between Israel and the new Syrian government, based on the 1974 accord.

The broadcaster explained that the main point of contention centered on the withdrawal from southern Syria, where Israeli forces advanced following the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, 2024.

It added that Israel is not seeking a mere security arrangement but is aiming for a comprehensive peace agreement with Syria, affirming that it is willing to withdraw from the occupied areas only after such an agreement is signed. It also reiterated Israel’s refusal to withdraw from the territories it seized after Assad’s fall.

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