Netanyahu Says He Got Russian Assurances Over Syrian Threat
- Kremlin trip follows declaration that Israel will keep Golan
- Cooperation will help keep sophisticated arms from Hezbollah
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he received assurances of military coordination in a trip to Moscow that would help Israel stop the transfer of weapons through Syria to its Iranian-backed Hezbollah enemy in Lebanon.
Netanyahu said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was “very successful.” His senior military advisers will meet with Russian counterparts to work out a plan to help “preserve freedom of movement for the Israel Defense Forces and Air Force in the places most important to our security,” according to a text message from his office in Jerusalem.