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December 10, 2024

Netanyahu warns of response if new Syrian rulers allow Iran to 're-establish'

In a message to Syria's new rulers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel wants to build relations but won't hesitate to attack if they threaten Israel.

"If this regime allows Iran to re-establish itself in Syria, or permits the transfer of Iranian weapons or any other weapons to Hezbollah, or if it attacks us — we will respond forcefully, and we will exact a heavy price," Netanyahu said in a video statement.

"What happened to the previous regime will happen to this one," he warned, adding that Israel has no intention of interfering in Syria's internal affairs but will do what is necessary to ensure Israeli security.

The Israeli military has said it attacked Syrian army targets following the fall of the Assad regime. 

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