‘Israeli’ Attacks in Syria will Continue - Netanyahu Tells Putin

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‘Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that ‘Israeli' forces will continue airstrikes in Syria ‘if they deem it necessary.'

"If there is feasibility from an intelligence and military standpoint - we attack and so it will continue," Netanyahu said during a visit to China, adding that he had informed Putin of Israel's intentions.

According to the Jerusalem Post, the Zionist PM also dismissed reports that Russia was insisting that ‘Israel' cease its military operations on Syrian territory.

On Monday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Russian MPs that he is counting on Russia to help prevent further ‘Israeli' attacks on Syrian soil and to help Damascus avoid a full-blown conflict with Tel Aviv.

Relatively, Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the ‘Israeli' ambassador to Moscow, Gary Koren, to demand explanations for the airstrikes ‘Israel' conducted near the Syrian city of Palmyra on Friday morning.

‘Israeli' Occupation Force [IOF] warplanes hit several targets near Palmyra, allegedly destroying advanced arms provided to Hezbollah.

Syria's air defense force fired anti-aircraft missiles at the ‘Israeli' warplanes as they were returning to base. Syrian media reported that one plane was downed.

‘Israel' said that it shot down one of the interceptor missiles with its Arrow long-range SAMs, which saw the first-ever use of the system in battle.

After the incident, ‘Israeli' war minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened that "next time, if the Syrian aerial defense apparatus acts against our planes, we will destroy it."

In January, Syria accused Tel Aviv of bombing the Mezzeh military airport west of its capital. The airport was rocked by multiple explosions, with ambulances rushing to the scene.

The IOF violated Syrian air space on a number of occasions, even before the conflict broke out in the country back in 2011.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team