Netanyahu vows Israel will defend itself after US Syria withdrawal 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PressePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday Israel will defend itself after the US withdraws from Syria, a decision the premier said he has discussed with President Donald Trump. In any case we will take care to maintain the security of Israel and to defend ourselves in this area,” Netanyahu said in an English language statement released by his office. Currently, about 2,000 US forces are in Syria, most of them on a train-and-advise mission to support local forces fighting IS. Both Iran and Hezbollah support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and are enemies of Israel.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 19, 2018 18:33 UTC