Netanyahu To Assad: We Will Attack Syria If You Let Iran Set Up Military Bases
December 05 2017
Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a message to Syrian President Bashar Assad, threatening to attack if Syria allows Iran to establish military bases there, reports the Wall Street Journal.
When the message was sent is not specified. The newspaper said it preceded a missile strike on Dec. 2.
Israel has not confirmed that it launched the missile that struck an arms depot near Damascus on Dec. 4. Hours after the attack, Netanyahu said "We will not...
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