According to reports from the Nova agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a telephone interview today during which they spoke about the tension erupted yesterday on the Golan Heights.
According to a statement from the Kremlin, Putin “asked to avoid any initiative that could trigger a new spiral of dangerous confrontation in the region”. For its part, the Israeli premier's office announced that the parties have agreed to continue the interaction between the two countries at the security level, referring to the exchange of information to avoid accidents. "I recently discussed with Putin and we agreed to continue coordination between the two countries in the security field".
The phone call between Putin and Netanyahu comes in the midst of a new tension between Israel, Iran and Syria resulting from the trespassing of a drone into Israeli territory from Syria. The intervention of the Jerusalem fighters and the response of the Syrian anti-aircraft aircraft brought an Israeli F-16 fighter to the ground. Netanyahu reiterated that it is "Israel's right and duty to defend itself from attacks from Syria".
In the fall of 2015, Israel and Russia agreed to exchange data in order to safeguard their respective armies from potential commitments during operations in Syria. In this regard, the Israeli General Staff has set up a special coordination center for this purpose.