Netanyahu: Iran Ordered that Syria Provide Hizbullah with Advanced Arms
Iran has ordered that Syria provide Hizbullah with advanced weapons; Israel will do all in its power to stop this transfer of weapons, the Israeli prime minister said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied reports in the media on Monday of alleged Israeli forces operating in Syria.
"Any talk of undercover Israeli forces operating in Syria is nonsense," Netanyahu said.
According to the prime minister, "Syria is in the midst of a long process of breaking apart that is seeping into our area. In fact, Iran is propping up Assad's regime and it is they who have instructed Hizbullah to enter active combat in Syria. Iran is providing Assad with money, resources, and advisers. For 40 years the Syrian border had been peaceful, but this might be changing before our very eyes."
Netanyahu asked the members of the Knesset not to leak to the press his comments regarding the arrangements that were reached with respect to the transfer of S-300 missile systems from Russia to Syria, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported Tuesday.
"Syria decided to provide Hizbullah with advanced lethal weapons," he said. "The weapons in question are of high quality and in a larger quantity than Syria had handed over up to this point. The transfer of arms can be sourced to an Iranian decision, with Assad carrying it out. The transfer of these weapons is sufficient to tip the balance of power to the point that we may have to change our security policy."
According to Netanyahu, "Israel will do all that it can to prevent the transfer of these weapons to Hizbullah."
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