Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa said Friday that alleged Israeli violation of Syrian airspace is "unacceptable," urging the international Quartet to tackle the issue seriously, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported.
Such "unacceptable maneuvers" reflect "negative intentions" of Israel towards ongoing talks to help reach peace in the Middle East, Moussa was quoted as saying.
The international Quartet, especially the United States, should deal with the "regrettable development" of the Jewish state seriously, Moussa said.
He underlined that it is necessary to deal with the issue seriously to avoid its potential negative impacts on the interests and security of the region and the efforts exerted to revive the stalled Mideast peace process.
Meanwhile, Israeli Science, Culture and Sports Minister Ghaleb Majadle said Friday that Israeli Air Force planes enter Syrian airspace on a daily basis and estimated that recent plane incident would not prompt a war with Syria.
It was the first response from a senior Israeli official to Wednesday night's alleged foray over the Syrian airspace by Israeli planes.
On Thursday night, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied any knowledge of the incident. "I don't know what you are talking about," Olmert said in response to local daily Ha'aretz.
The Syrian army said Thursday that its air defenses fired at an Israeli warplane that entered Syria airspace and "dropped munitions."
Source: Xinhua
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