Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the ceasefire that mostly took hold in Syria on Saturday, but warned that Israel would not tolerate a "second terrorist front" on the Golan Heights.
“We welcome efforts to achieve a stable, long-term, real ceasefire in Syria,” Netanyahu said at the start of Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting. “Anything that will stop the horrible slaughter there is important, first of all from a humanitarian perspective.”
At the same time, he said, “it must be clear that any agreement in Syria must include ending Iranian aggression against Israel from Syrian territory.”
Israel has made this position known to Russia since Moscow became actively involved in the fighting in Syria in September. Netanyahu spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin about Israel’s position on Syria during a phone call last Wednesday, one of a number they have had over the last few months.
