The Israeli forces informed Russia of the planned airstrikes on Syria in retaliation for an Iranian salvo, a Zionist military spokesman said. “The Russians were informed prior to the attack through the existing mechanism,” Israel’s Jonathan Conricus told reporters at a briefing on Thursday. In a statement it released, the ...
Russia is unlikely to try to limit Israeli military actions in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Previous speculation that Moscow, which is trying to stabilize Syria, would block Israeli cross-border strikes had proven false “and I have no basis ...