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The Israeli and Russian militaries on Thursday completed a series of meetings aimed at improving relations between the two armed forces, following the downing of a Russian spy plane by Syrian air defenses, which Moscow blames on Israel.
A delegation of senior Russian military officers visited Israel for the discussions, which were led on the Israeli side by the head of the IDF’s Operational Division, Brig. Gen. Yaniv Assur, who previously served as commander of the IDF division that defends the Syrian border.
“The delegations reached understandings and agreed on continued collaboration,” the IDF said in a statement.
Jerusalem and Moscow maintain a so-called “deconfliction mechanism,” which is meant to ensure that there are no accidental clashes between the two militaries in Syria, as the Russian army supports Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and Israel conducts airstrikes against Iranian and Hezbollah targets in the country.
A delegation of senior Russian military officers visited Israel for the discussions, which were led on the Israeli side by the head of the IDF’s Operational Division, Brig. Gen. Yaniv Assur, who previously served as commander of the IDF division that defends the Syrian border.
“The delegations reached understandings and agreed on continued collaboration,” the IDF said in a statement.
Jerusalem and Moscow maintain a so-called “deconfliction mechanism,” which is meant to ensure that there are no accidental clashes between the two militaries in Syria, as the Russian army supports Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and Israel conducts airstrikes against Iranian and Hezbollah targets in the country.
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