Lieberman: ‘Israel’ Not Bound by Syria’s US-Russian Ceasefire Deal
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The Zionist entity refused to abide by a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia which went into force in southwestern Syria on Sunday, saying it would act to protect its interests.
"'Israel' reserves its complete freedom of action, regardless of any understandings or developments," Zionist minister of military affairs Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Russia, the US and Jordan agreed to back a ceasefire in southwestern Syria and to establish a de-escalation zone in Syrian provinces of Dara'a, Suwayda and Quneitra, which borders the ‘Israeli'-occupied Golan Heights.
The Syrian truce came into force at noon Damascus time [0900 GMT] on Sunday.
The trilateral agreement on cessation of hostilities was announced on Friday after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the German city of Hamburg.
Lieberman further noted that Tel Aviv is mulling the understandings reached between Trump and Putin regarding the truce.
Meanwhile, the Zionist entity cited errant fire to launch several attacks on the Syrian territory, targeting civilians and military positions. Many observers believe militants backed by the ‘Israeli' occupation regime are behind the fire, giving a pretext to Tel Aviv to attack Syrian military positions.
For his part, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also commented on the ceasefire on Sunday, saying ‘Israel' will carefully monitor the developments in Syria, "while strongly upholding our red lines."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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