“With regard to the issue that was raised regarding the illegal bombing of Syrian territory by Israel.
We are categorically opposed to these inhuman actions, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Lavrentyev stressed that the Russian side is in favor of negotiations with Israel on "respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity of Syria and the cessation of these bombings."
“In this context, a forceful response would be counterproductive, because no one wants a war in the Syrian Arab Republic,” he added.
Earlier, the Syrian agency SANA reported that a missile strike from Israel fell on a suburb of Damascus.