Photo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo from Press TVAssad: War Likely After Flotilla Raid -- Jerusalem Post
Syrian president claims Israel destroyed chances of peace.
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Israel's attack on the Gaza aid flotilla has increased the chances of war in the Middle East, in a BBC interview on Wednesday.
Assad said that Syria was working to prevent a regional war but he added that there was no chance of a peace deal with the current Israeli administration, which he called a "pyromaniac government".
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