Israel Thanks US for Recognizing its 'Right' to Attack Pro-Iran Forces in Syria

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Director General Yuval Rotem has thanked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his public recognition of the partner nation’s "right" to attack pro-Iranian forces in Syria.

"Israel will never allow #Iran and its terrorist proxies in #Syria & Lebanon to endanger Israel's sovereignty and people," Rotem tweeted.

Addressing the Washington, D.C.-based Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) on October 10, Pompeo reiterated the US administration’s "unwavering support" for Israel.

Israel will never allow #Iran and its terrorist proxies in #Syria & Lebanon to endanger Israel's sovereignity and people.

Thank you @SecPompeo for taking such a clear stand on Israel's right of self-defence. https://t.co/rbGraUA4iJ

— Yuval Rotem 🇮🇱 (@Yuval_Rotem) 11 октября 2018 г.

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In particular, Pompeo claimed that Israel had the sovereign right to "target Iranian-backed militias" in Syria, and pledged that the United States would continue to stand up for this right.

Over the last two years, Israel has struck Syria on multiple occasions, claiming that it targets Iran-backed forces, including Hezbollah. The nation has vowed to continue its air raids, despite the crash of the Russian Il-20 off the Syrian coast, which Moscow blamed on Tel Aviv and subsequent deliveries of Russia’s S-300 air defenses to the Arab Republic.