Israel has admitted to bombing a Syrian military site in a cross-border attack last month. The Israeli government had kept silent on the strike so far. At the United Nations, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem accused Israel of provoking hostilities.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem: “The recently reported figures on the increased United States arming of Israel speak for themselves. The latest act of aggression against Syria on September 6, 2007, is a proof of Israel’s desire to escalate tension.”