UN: 'Israel must withdraw and respect the sovereignty' of Syria

Geir Otto Pedersen, UN Special Envoy to Syria, says Israel "must withdraw and respect Syria's sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity and independence," after the Syrian Foreign Ministry denounced a flagrant violation of its sovereignty following a deadly Israeli incursion into the south of the country. At least five Syrians were killed on Tuesday after Israeli shelling targeted the town of Koya, west of Daraa in the south of the country. Dozens of injuries have also been reported, with difficulties in rescuing the wounded due to indiscriminate Israeli shelling. The Daraa 24 monitor also reported that hundreds of people had fled the area.