The Cradle HTS Tightlipped On Israeli Airstrikes, Occupation Of Syria
Hundreds of Israeli airstrikes have wiped out the majority of Syria’s military capabilities in the last few days
Obeida Arnaout, a spokesman for the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) extremist group that just took over Syria after a joint assault with Turkish-backed fighters, refused to address Israel’s airstrikes across the country in an interview aired by British news outlet Channel 4 on 11 December.
During the interview, Arnaout avoided answering the question twice.
“Are you honestly telling me that you have nothing to say about Israel striking 300 sites in this country?”
HTS spokesman refuses to address Israel’s brutal airstrikes on Syria following the fall of Assad’s government, avoiding the question twice when asked by @Channel4News. pic.twitter.com/vytujAdmtT
When asked about his reaction to the over 300 Israeli airstrikes on Syria since 8 December, Arnaout said: “Our priority is to restore security and services, to revive civilian life and institutions, and care for newly liberated cities. There are many urgent parts of day-to-day life to restore, bakeries, electricity, water, communications, so our priority is to provide those services to the people.”
“I understand it’s not your priority, but are you honestly telling me that you have nothing to say about Israel striking 300 sites in this country?” Channel 4’s interviewer asked a second time, to which Arnaout responded: “Have no doubt, we want everyone to respect the sovereignty of the new Syria. This point is very important to us.”
