Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks follow US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw all 2,000 troops from Syria after declaring victory over Daesh.
Speaking at the fifth Israel-Greece-Cyprus summit held in the southern city of Beersheba, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to intensify efforts in Syria.
“We will continue to act in Syria to prevent Iran's efforts to militarily entrench itself against us. We are not reducing our efforts, we will increase our efforts. I know that we do so with the full support and backing of the US”, Netanyahu said.
The prime minister said that he had been warned of the US troop withdrawal from Syria in advance in phone conversations with President Donald Trump on Monday and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday.
Israel to Continue Combating Iran in Syria if US Forces Leave — Ambassador to UN
Shortly after his speech, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Dannon said that Tel Aviv had its “concerns” about Syria.
“We have our concerns about Syria, about the presence of Iranian troops in Syria and we will do whatever is necessary to protect our people regardless if you have American troops, Russian troops or any other nations. We will continue to follow our policy of not allowing the Iranians to build their bases next to our borders”, Dannon said.
Iran has yet to respond to the Israeli officials'…
