Netanyahu says Israel will prevent "any attempt" to violate its borders

The Israeli Prime Minister warned Wednesday that his country would prevent any attempt to violate the border, air or land, after the entry into its territory of a Syrian drone intercepted by a missile. "A few hours ago, an unmanned vehicle infiltrated into Syria on the territory of Israel was shot down and I want to make it clear that we will prevent any attempt to violate our land and air borders," said Benjamin Netanyahu, after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin

Netanyahu, making his third visit to Moscow this year, added that every meeting with the Russian leader was "an opportunity to act together to strengthen security and confidence in the region ". Vladimir Putin, for his part, confirmed the good relations between the two countries and the development of economic, commercial, military and humanitarian cooperation. "Bilateral relations are developing very positively," said the Kremlin leader.

The Israeli army said that the drone intercepted today "10 kilometers from Israel" belonged to the Syrian armed forces. . According to a military spokesman, Israeli forces identified the unmanned vehicle before it crosses the Syrian border to make sure it does not belong to Russia and to the Jordan and then launched a missile on the object.