Russia asks Israel to avoid airstrikes near base in Syria

(Dan Tri) - Russia on November 13 asked Israel to avoid conducting airstrikes, as part of the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, near one of Moscow's bases in Syria.

Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria (Photo: Sputnik).

"Israel actually carried out an airstrike right in the vicinity of Hmeimim," Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy to the Middle East, told RIA Novosti news agency.

And he added that, "of course, our military has informed the Israeli authorities that such actions endanger the lives of Russian soldiers there and are unacceptable."

That is why Russia hopes that the incident that happened this October will not be repeated, he said.

Israel has carried out heavy bombing in Syria but rarely targeted Latakia, northwest of the capital Damascus.

But in mid-October, Syrian state media claimed that Israel had attacked the port city of Latakia. The city, and specifically its airport, is located near the town of Hmeimim, which hosts a Russian air base.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-gioi/nga-yeu-cau-israel-tranh-khong-kich-gan-can-cu-tai-syria-20241113163814646.htm