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The two leaders spoke on Sunday morning, Netanyahu told his ministers at a weekly cabinet meeting, and agreed to meet soon "in order to continue the important security coordination between our two ministers. armed forces".
Relations between the two countries have been strained since Russia blamed Israel for the destruction of the plane, claiming that Israeli fighter planes had used the Russian plane as a blanket during a strike. Syria. Israel denied the prosecution and accused Syria of firing an anti-aircraft missile that struck the Russian plane.
In response to the incident, Russia has deployed advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles into Syria, an initiative that the United States has described as "significant escalation".
"Israel will continue to operate to prevent the rooting of the Iranian army in Syria and to prevent the transfer of lethal weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon," Netanyahu said at a news conference. the cabinet meeting.
