PM says Rouhani claim of Israeli terror attacks in Syria ‘absurd’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hits back at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who earlier accused Israel of exacerbating the Syrian civil war with its intermittent strikes on Iran-backed military sites.

“There is no limit to this absurdity,” Netanyahu says. “The octopus of Iranian terrorism accuses Israel of terrorism.”

“If Rouhani is not familiar with the terror attacks and acts of sabotage at the [Iranian] Quds Forces carry out on a daily basis in Syria, Israel will be happy to update him,” Netanyahu says.

Rouhani earlier said that there is “interference from Zionist forces in Syria which has increased problems. They don’t respect Syrian national sovereignty. They bomb areas in Syria. They support terrorists. These are all issues which have increased Syria’s problems.”