Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan that “Israel will do whatever is necessary to protect its security from any threat” emerging from Syria, after IDF troops advance into the buffer zone between the two countries, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Netanyahu stresses the importance of protecting minorities in Syria and the need to prevent terrorist attacks against Israel from Syrian territory, as Israeli officials have done since the rebels began their recent offensive that toppled the Assad regime.
US Ambassador Jack Lew and Middle East special envoy Brett McGurk join Sullivan for the meeting, while Netanyahu is accompanied by Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Ambassador to the United States Mike Herzog, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, Mossad chief David Barnea and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.
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