Israel vows to destroy Russian s-300 missiles in Syria if warplanes are targeted
Tehran (KNA) - Israel's minister of military affairs says it will destroy Russian S-300 air defense systems in Syria if they down Tel Aviv regime planes over the war-torn nation.
"What's important is that defense systems being supplied by Russia to Syria aren't used against us," said Avigdor Liberman during interview with the Ynet news site on Tuesday.
"One thing needs to be clear: If someone shoots at our planes, we will destroy them. It doesn't matter if it's an S-300 or an S-700," he added.
He added that relations with Russia were still good and that coordination between Tel Aviv and Moscow would continue.
"They understand that we won't get involved in internal Syrian matters and that we won't allow Iran to entrench itself [in Syria]," he added.
On Monday, Russia's Kommersant business daily reported that Moscow might start supplying S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems to Syria on a free-of-charge basis in the near future and within the framework of military assistance to the Arab country.
Source: Press TV