PM says Israel will act aggressively against Iran’s attempts to entrench itself in Syria
20 December, 2018 |
7 years ago
Jerusalem, 20 December, 2018 (TPS-IL) -- Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel will “continue to act aggressively against Iran’s attempt to entrench itself in Syria.”
Netanyahu made the remarks on Thursday at the at the fifth Israel-Greece-Cyprus summit in Beersheba.
The comments were made after US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would be pulling troops out of Syria, which is expected to take place over the coming months.
He added that Israel continues its efforts to thwart the terror tunnels on the Israel-Lebanon border.
“We do not plan to reduce our efforts on either of these fronts, we will escalate them, and I know that we do so with the full support and backing of the US,” he said
