Speaking in Shlomi after a security tour of the Lebanese border, Lieberman said "We’re seeing different gatherings in such and such places, In Ankara, in Tehran, in Geneva, for after the battle for Idlib, regarding the reshaping of Syria."
"With all due respect and esteem to all agreements and understandings, we are not bound by this. What we are solely bound to the security interest of the state of Israel."
Lieberman called these agreements "irrelevant," and said Israel will be stringent regarding all previous accords.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday it would hold naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea from September 1 to September 8 and that 25 vessels and 30 planes would take part, the TASS news agency reported. The ministry said the drills would involve carrying out anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and anti-mining exercises.
The drills come amid tensions between Russia and the West over Syria’s northern opposition-held region of Idlib. A source said on Wednesday that Russia’s ally, Assad, was preparing a phased offensive there.
On Tuesday, NATO confirmed to Haaretz a large scale Russian navy buildup in the Mediterranean Sea off Syria. Russian media on Tuesday called the deployment Moscow’s largest naval buildup since it entered the Syrian conflict in 2015.
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