Germany criticises Israeli airstrike on Syrian airbase

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Elements of the Israeli military camp with armored vehicles along the strategic connecting road between the villages of Jamla and Saysoun in the western countryside of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria on June 28, 2026. [Enver Asfur - Anadolu Agency]https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AA-20260628-41812268-41812262-ISRAELI_MILITARY_BEGINS_DEPLOYING_IN_THE_RURAL_AREAS_OF_DERAA_SYRIA.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" width="1200" />
Germany on Thursday criticised an Israeli airstrike in northwestern Syria, stressing that Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected, Anadolu reports. “The German government has noted with concern reports of an airstrike on the Abu al-Duhur airfield in northwestern Syria,” a senior official at the Foreign Ministry told Anadolu, when asked about Berlin’s stance on Tuesday’s attack and the Israeli government’s recent escalatory moves. “Any foreign military intervention is not conducive to the stabilisation of Syria or to peace in the region,” the diplomat stressed, referring to the Israeli airstrikes. “A stable Syria contributes to the stability of the Middle East as a whole.

Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected by all countries,” he added.

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