UN Envoy Urges Israel To Halt Syria Attacks 'At Once'

Israeli soldiers stop a Syrian Druze family, who fled sectarian violence outside Damascus, from crossing the buffer zone that used to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on Golan Heights. (Credit: AFP)

United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen urged Israel Saturday to halt its attacks on Syria "at once", after it carried out multiple air strikes targeting the Islamist-led authorities following sectarian violence this week.

Fresh Israeli raids were reported overnight, after Israel said repeatedly that its forces stood ready to protect the Druze minority after sectarian clashes killed 119 people, mostly Druze fighters, according to a Britain-based war monitor.