UN Syria envoy says “Israel” bombardment “needs to stop”

The UN special envoy for Syria on Tuesday called on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments inside Syria, days after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad.

"We are continuing to see Israeli movements and bombardments into Syrian territory. This needs to stop. This is extremely important," Geir Pedersen told reporters in Geneva.

A monitor of Syria's war said Tuesday it had recorded more than 300 “Israeli” strikes since rebels toppled the country's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad over on Sunday.

"The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has been able to document around 310 strikes" carried out by "Israeli warplanes" since the announcement of the fall of Assad on Sunday morning, the monitor said.

Earlier, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that the Syrian defense research centre was completely destroyed following the strikes.