Syria: We'll join conflict if Israeli troops approach

"Syrian information minister says country to enter Israel-Hizbullah conflict if IDF forces invade Lebanon, approach Syria border. In meeting with Spanish foreign minister in Madrid, Damascus envoy slams US for supporting Israel in fighting.

Syria will enter the Israeli-Hizbullah conflict if Israeli ground troops enter Lebanon and approach Syria, Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal said in an interview published on Sunday.

'If Israel invades Lebanon over ground and comes near to us, Syria will not sit tight. She will join the conflict,' He told newspaper ABC."