{"id":194853,"date":"2019-09-15T07:11:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T07:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=194853"},"modified":"2019-09-18T07:00:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T07:00:33","slug":"russia-prevented-israeli-airstrikes-in-syria-putin-warned-netanyahu-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=194853","title":{"rendered":"Russia prevented Israeli airstrikes in Syria, Putin warned Netanyahu: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV \u2013 Sept 14, 2019<\/h1>\n
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Syrian air defences respond to Israeli strikes early Monday morning. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Moscow has reportedly moved to prevent Israeli airstrikes in Syria, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning Israeli Prime Minister\u00a0Benjamin Netanyahu\u00a0against the strikes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Putin told Netanyahu that allowing Israeli strikes on Syrian military assets would undermine Moscow\u2019s relations with Damascus,\u00a0the Arabic edition of the\u00a0UK-based\u00a0Independent\u00a0newspaper reported on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report comes after Netanyahu met with Putin in the resort\u00a0city of\u00a0Sochi\u00a0on Thursday to discuss \u201csecurity coordination\u201d in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to an unnamed Russian source cited in the report, Moscow has also threatened to use its \u201cfighter jets or the S-400 air defense system\u201d in order to counter any Israeli aircraft striking Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

In August, Moscow stopped an airstrike on the strategic Qasioun region near Damascus, where a Syrian S-300 missile battery is said to be placed, according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moscow allegedly prevented another airstrike later on a Syrian outpost in the southwestern province of\u00a0Quneitra\u00a0and a third in the western coastal province of\u00a0Latakia.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report comes as Syria has intercepted several Israeli missile attacks in the past month, casting doubt on the extent of Russian commitment to counter Israeli ambitions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Israeli regime has acknowledged repeatedly launching attacks\u00a0against Syria in recent years, some of which have been carried out\u00a0from Lebanese airspace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Such aggressive moves have been viewed by observers as attempts to weaken the Damascus government as it increasingly gains the upper hand fighting terrorist groups which have plagued the country since 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018A failed meeting\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Independent report also cited unnamed Israeli sources who described Netanyahu\u2019s meeting with Putin as \u201ca failure\u201d, falling short of reducing any Syria policy disagreements with Moscow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli sources added that Israel airstrikes on Syria had \u201cembarrassed\u201d the Russians from failing to protect its allies.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the “failed” meeting, Netanyahu had also called for Tel Aviv to be given \u201cfreedom of action\u201d against Iran by Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Israeli prime minister had even sought to use the meeting to \u201cpresent positive message of the cooperation between the two countries\u201d for his election campaign but failed, the report wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Russian source, Putin\u2019s disagreements with Netanyahu also went as far as Putin condemning Tel Aviv\u2019s recent actions in Lebanon, with the Russian president saying that he “rejects the aggression towards Lebanon’s sovereignty.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel launched a number of drone attacks into Lebanon last month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the drone raids, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah\u2019s secretary general, vowed in a televised speech that fighters of the movement would counter any further violation of the Lebanese airspace by Israeli drones, warning the Tel Aviv regime to immediately halt such breaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, Hezbollah fired two anti-tank guided missiles at a moving Israeli armored vehicle at the Avivim base north of the occupied territories, killing and wounding its occupants.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source<\/p>\n

Hezbollah says shots down Israeli drone over Lebanon<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n