Official: «Israel» Must Prevent Entry of Refugees from Syria

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"Israel" must prevent the entry of refugees fleeing fighting in Syria, a senior "Israeli" cabinet minister said Friday.

The remarks by Yuval Steinitz, energy minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, came on the same day that the "Israeli" military said it had transferred humanitarian aid to southern Syria.

"I think we must prevent the entry of refugees from Syria to ‘Israel', in the past we have prevented such cases," Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz told Tel Aviv Radio 102FM.

The Israeli military said an increased number of Syrian civilians had been spotted in refugee camps on the Syrian side of the Golan over the past few days.

Footage released by the "Israeli" military Friday showed a forklift truck unloading palettes with supplies that it said included 300 tents, 28 tons of food, medical equipment and medication, footwear and clothing.

The "Israeli" entity has refused to accept refugees fleeing the more than seven-year conflict in Syria, a country with which it remains officially in a state of war. The entity also accuses Iran of stationing military bases and personnel in Syria to use the war- torn country as a launch pad for attacks into "Israel".

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team