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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia condemned Israeli strikes that his several areas in Syria, describing the act as an attempt to destabilize its security and stability in repeated violations of relevant international laws, a foreign ministry statement said.

The Israeli army said it carried out air strikes targeting military sites containing weapons in southern Syria on Tuesday, just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for demilitarizing the area.

“Over the past few hours, the IDF (Israeli military) struck military targets in southern Syria including command centers and multiple sites containing weapons,” the army said in a statement, without specifying the exact locations of the strikes.

The ministry expressed Saudi Arabia’s solidarity with the Syrian government and people, stressing the need for the international community to assume its responsibilities to stop Israeli actions that undermine security and stability in the region, and prevent the escalation of the conflict, which the Kingdom has repeatedly warned against.

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar received the Ambassador of Egypt to the Kingdom Ihab Abu Sarea on Wednesday, on the occasion of his appointment in Riyadh.

Prince Faisal wished Sarea success in his new role as ambassador, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Meanwhile, Saudi Ambassador to Bulgaria Rami Al-Otaibi met Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy Lazar Manolov Lazarov at the ministry’s headquarters in Sofia.

The parties discussed ways to enhance and develop cooperation between the two countries in the fields of labor and social development.