Until now, Moscow has mostly been turning a blind eye to the Israeli strikes.

Moscow strongly condemns Israeli airstrikes carried out Saturday at targets in Syria,Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated.

“Once again, we stress that ongoing Israeli strikes at the Syrian territory are categorically unacceptable. We strongly condemn such irresponsible actions, which violate Syria’s sovereignty and the basic norms of international law, and demand their unconditional cessation,” Zakharova said on Monday, TASS Russian News Agency reported.