The Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Bashar Al-Ja’afari said in a statement on Tuesday, January 22 that it was time that the United Nations Security Council “took action to stop constant Israeli attacks on Syrian territories,” Al-Masdar News reports.

According to Al-Ja’afari, Israel had repeatedly violated international law without any consequences.

Al-Ja’afari said that Syria may exercise its right for self-defense and respond to the Israeli attack on Damascus Airport with “symmetric” strike on Tel-Aviv airport.

Damascus has rarely launched any missiles into israel in the past; however, with the war winding down inside Syria, the government may be emboldened to respond to any Israeli aggression.