And we expect a clear and unequivocal response by Russia to Iran’s declarations and actions.”Noting that Israel did not expel any Russian diplomats in response to an assassination attempt on a former Russian double agent and his daughter in England earlier this year, Liberman said Israel has “established special relations” with Moscow, which are effective and transparent.“We are not looking for any confrontation with Russia, and on the contrary, in recent years, an open, clear and transparent dialogue has been created with Russia, both when our opinions are compatible and incompatible,” he said.Russian and Israeli officials have met several times this year, as with Russia carrying out military operations in Syria, and Israel reportedly responsible for several hundred air strikes in the war-torn country, the two have implemented a system over Syria to coordinate their actions in order to avoid accidental clashes.Last week, the paper published a report saying Moscow was considering the possibility of supplying the advanced S-300 missile defense system to Syria free of charge following US-led strikes against several military sites after a deadly chemical weapons attack on Douma on April 7.“If [President Bashar] Assad does not intervene – it would be very wise of him not to, as we do not plan to interfere in Syria’s internal affairs. In the Golan Heights the Syrians gave them a very difficult time in 1973 and in the same war their victory against Egypt featured a renewal of offensive activity under the cover a cease fire which they had accepted.
The Israeli Air Force used a "hotline" to issue an urgent warning to Khemeymim Airbase in Syria when a Russian fighter jet strayed close to Israeli airspace near the Golan Heights. Last year a Syrian warplane was shot down in a similar incident.