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Lavrov was speaking at a joint news conference alongside his
Syrian counterpart, Faisal Mekdad. Russia is a key backer of
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government.
"We strongly condemned the dangerous practice of Israeli strikes
on Syrian territory," Lavrov said.
"We demand that Israel respect the resolutions of the United
Nations Security Council and, above all, respect the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Syria."
Israel hit Iranian targets in a series of strikes on Aug. 14
near Assad's ancestral home region and also close to Russia's
main Syrian bases on the Mediterranean coast, regional
intelligence and Syrian military sources said.
Speaking at the same news conference in Moscow, Mekdad gave
Lavrov his backing to Russia's actions in Ukraine, which Moscow
calls a "special military operation" to disarm and "denazify"
its smaller southern neighbour.
Israel has spoken out against Moscow sending troops into Ukraine
and bilateral tensions have grown in recent months.
In May, Lavrov said Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had Jewish roots -
a statement which triggered outrage in Israel and forced a rare
apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian authorities have also opened legal investigations into
the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency, Sochnut, which promotes
emigration to Israel.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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