UN envoy calls for halting Israeli bombing in Syria

UN Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen called for an immediate halt to Israeli bombings and troop movements in Syria.

He also warned of the "risk" of further conflict in Syria if all ethnic groups were not included in the post-Assad transition.

Pedersen noted that Syria could potentially see an end to sanctions, the return of refugees, and the implementation of justice, as long as "good arrangements" were made during the power transition.