U.N. Representative: Israel’s Recent Strikes on Syria Violate International Law

SAUL There is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ basis under international law ░░░░░░░░ preventively or preemptively disarm ░░░░░░░░ country you don t ░░░░░░░░ I mean if that ░░░░░░░░ the case it would ░░░░░░░░ a recipe for global ░░░░░░░░ because lots of countries ░░░░░░░░ adversaries they would like ░░░░░░░░ see without without weapons ░░░░░░░░ is this completely lawless ░░░░░░░░ there is absolutely no ░░░░░░░░ in in international law ░░░░░░░░ do it But it ░░░░░░░░ a continuation of what ░░░░░░░░ has been doing in ░░░░░░░░ for at least a ░░░░░░░░ So many many hundreds ░░░░░░░░ preventive attacks have been ░░░░░░░░ by Israeli forces in ░░░░░░░░ to destroy Hezbollah weapons ░░░░░░░░ storage facilities in circumstances ░░░░░░░░ there is no armed ░░░░░░░░ from Hezbollah on Israel ░░░░░░░░ Syria And that would ░░░░░░░░ the only circumstance in ░░░░░░░░ it could use self ░░░░░░░░ against Hezbollah in Syria ░░░░░░░░ it s different from ░░░░░░░░ situation in Lebanon because ░░░░░░░░ is a a hot ░░░░░░░░ there But you can ░░░░░░░░ just you know follow ░░░░░░░░ enemy wherever they are ░░░░░░░░ the world and bomb ░░░░░░░░ in in some third ░░░░░░░░ which has which been ░░░░░░░░ s approach It s ░░░░░░░░ done it in of ░░░░░░░░ in other ways And ░░░░░░░░ ve we ve commented ░░░░░░░░ this previously through campaigns ░░░░░░░░ assassinations of adversaries in ░░░░░░░░ countries including in quite ░░░░░░░░ few number of cases ░░░░░░░░ civilians I mean think ░░░░░░░░ the multiple assassinations of ░░░░░░░░ nuclear scientists in over ░░░░░░░░ last 10, 15 years.”