BEIRUT, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese government on Sunday condemned Israeli strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus, which caused destruction and civilian casualties, the state-run National News Agency reported.
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry issued a statement, denouncing the "attack on the sovereignty of Syria" and "violation of the most basic rules of international law," said the report.
"This blatant aggression ... comes to reaffirm Israel's indifference to the human suffering resulting from its attacks on the peoples of the region in all circumstances, especially in times of tragedies, which makes its moral condemnation double," said the ministry.
Five people, including a soldier, were killed and 15 others wounded early Sunday by an Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital, the Syrian army said in a statement.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said at least 15 people were killed.
According to Syrian media reports, the missiles hit the neighborhood of Kafar Sousah, the historic citadel of Damascus, and the al-Mazraa area.
The attack came as Syria was still coping with the devastating earthquakes that struck the north of the country on Feb. 6 and killed thousands. ■
