LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Syria is telling Lebanon's Hizbollah movement to stop firing rockets at Israel in a conflict sparked by the capture of two Israeli soldiers, Syria's ambassador to London said on Friday.
Hizbollah, an Islamist group represented in the Lebanese government, wants to trade the captives for prisoners held in Israel. In an attempt to increase domestic pressure on Hizbollah, Israeli planes have attacked Beirut and southern Lebanon, killing at least 60 people.
When asked whether Syria was telling Hizbollah to stop firing rockets at Israel, the ambassador, Sami Khiyami, told the BBC: "Of course."
"This is a movement that is completely independent. We have good relations with it," he said. Hizbollah was created to fight Israel's former occupation of southern Lebanon and is backed by both Iran and Syria.
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