Aleppo fall into the hands of Syrian government forces, backed by Russia and Iran, it has raised alarm in Israel over potential threats to its borders and a wider reorganization of the region.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left no room for doubt this Wednesday, in connection with deep concern Israel against Tehran, whose position and not only, but also supporters in Syria, is reinforced by the defeat of the rebels in Aleppo resistance.
During a meeting in Astana with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Netanyahu was asked if he had any message for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who plans to visit Kazakhstan next week.
"Do not threaten us. We are not rabbits, but tigers ", is quoted as saying Netanyahu Nazarbayevit front, the newspaper" the Jerusalem Post ". "If you threaten us, will you risk yourself."
Asked by Nazarbayev if he seriously believed that Iran wanted to destroy Israel, Netanyahu responded emphatically: Yes, I believe!
Civil war over 5 years Syria has allowed Iran's supreme leader who has called for the eradication of the Jewish state, to increase the speed of his influence throughout the region. If by IRGC forces or Shiite Muslims of Hezbollah militia in Lebanon specifically, the influence of Tehran already runs from Afghanistan to the Mediterranean Sea.
Despite concerns over the growing influx of weapons, now that Iran also has access to one of the ports of the Mediterranean, in Tartus, on the southern coast of Syria, Israel is also concerned about Hezbollah encouraged by the patronage of Iran could launch new attacks in the territory Israeli.
Over recent months there have been isolated incidents of border, but Israel and Hezbollah were involved in the war in 2006, during which over 1,000 Lebanese and 160 Israelis were killed. A large part of the population in Israel and Lebanon were displaced, while infrastructure in southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut almost destroyed.
Although the ranks of Hezbollah have suffered losses in the fighting in Syria, as Israeli officials estimate that 1,700 fighters have been killed and 7,000 wounded, the group has increased the stock of arms and counts already an arsenal of at least 100 thousand missiles, according to analysts Israeli and independent ones.
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