Idrijani said a ceasefire would be in line with a statement of concern by U.N.

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's office issued a statement Thursday expressing "grave concern" about the incident, but said U.N. officials lacked details about exactly what had happened.

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed "grave concern" over the reports of Israeli airstrikes in Syria Sunday but stressed that the U.N. is not "in a position to independently verify what has occurred, " his spokesman said.

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He expressed concern about the effort to reset relations with Russia, noting Moscow backed Syria at the U.N.

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