Damascus, July 31, (NNN-SANA) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reiterated Syria's complete solidarity with the brotherly Lebanon on July 30. He strongly condemned the Israeli brutal aggression.

This assertion came when President Bashar al-Assad made a telephone call with Lebanese counterpart Emile Lahoud.

President al-Assad expressed, in the name of the Syrian people and his own name, his shock and pain over the brutal massacre committed by Israel targeting innocent defenseless civilians in Qana. " This massacre reflects again the brutality of the usurper entity and state terrorism that it practices before the world's eyes and in its hearing .

The Lebanese President thanked Al-Assad for his true feeling, expressing Lebanon 's appreciation of the efforts that Syria has been excreting to receive tens of thousands of Lebanese.

Another telephone call made between Vice President Farouk al-Shara and Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri ,in which al-Shara expressed Syria's people and government's stand by Lebanon in its heroic steadfastness and honorable stance in facing this brutal aggression and its savage machine .

Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Ottri also made a telephone call with his Lebanese counterpart Fouad al- Saniora expressing strong condemnation over the horrific crimes that Israel is committing in Lebanon .

Ottri renewed Syria 's complete support to the brotherly Lebanon and her readiness to offer all required assistant that Lebanon needs.

The Prime Minister reviewed in this regard that Syria is taking to host the brotherly Lebanese in Syria and offer them all needs to ease their suffering, pointing out at forming official and popular committees for this purpose.