{
  "id": 11955274,
  "title": "Syrian foreign ministry condemns Israeli violations, work on 'Sufa Line 53'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/syrian-foreign-ministry-condemns-israeli-violations-work-on-sufa-line",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T15:36:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/vu1m4y0so"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Syria's foreign ministry has denounced Israeli actions in the region, emphasizing the country's full sovereignty over all its territory. The ministry's official statement on Sunday reaffirmed this stance, highlighting the ongoing violations by Israeli forces. Specifically, the ministry condemned the completion of Sufa Line 53, which it considers a direct breach of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement and a blatant violation of international legitimacy resolutions. The Syrian foreign ministry underscored that Israel's aggressive approach, coupled with repeated attacks and ground incursions, threatens regional security and stability, and undermines international law. The ministry appealed to the international community to enforce stringent measures to halt these practices and prevent their recurrence, urging all parties to fulfill their legal and moral obligations in protecting state sovereignty and respecting territorial integrity.",
  "summary": "Syria's foreign ministry has condemned Israel's ongoing violations, including the completion of Sufa Line 53, and reaffirmed its claim to full sovereignty.\n\nThe development comes as other news emerges about a past incident involving an Israeli spy, Eli Cohen, who operated in Syria under an alias. According to a Syrian security officer, Saeed Jawish, who claimed involvement in Cohen's arrest, there was debate about where to bury the spy before his execution in 1965.\n\nCohen was a Mossad agent who posed as a wealthy Syrian businessman. His cover was blown in January 1965, and he was publicly hanged in Damascus on May 18, 1965, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israeli spy Eli Cohen may have been buried near Damascus barracks, Syrian official claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/israeli-spy-eli-cohen-may-have-been-buried-near-damascus-barracks",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:58:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Qatar condemns Israeli violations in Syrian territory, completion of work on so-called \"Sufa 53\" line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/qatar-condemns-israeli-violations-in-syrian-territory-completion-of",
        "published": "2026-10-04T17:01:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}