UN voices 'grave concern' at reports of Israel strikes in Syria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm at reports Israel has struck targets inside Syria, but said the United Nations was unable to confirm whether any such attacks had taken place.

"The Secretary-General expresses grave concern over reports of airstrikes in Syria by the Israeli Air Force," Ban's press office said in a statement, adding that Ban "calls on all sides to exercise maximum calm and restraint, and to act with a sense of responsibility to prevent an escalation of what is already a devastating and highly dangerous conflict." (Reuters)