Syria says tells Hizbollah stop rocketing Israel

Syria is telling Lebanon's Hizbollah movement to stop firing rockets at Israel in a conflict sparked by the capture of two Israeli soldiers, Syria's ambassador to London said on Friday.

When asked whether Syria was telling Hizbollah to stop firing rockets at Israel, the ambassador, Sami Khiyami, told the BBC: "Of course." "This is a movement that is completely independent. We have

good relations with it," he said. (Reuters)