Netanyahu, from what I understand, is saying that because Iran transports these weapons through Syria to Hamas and Hezbollah who are a threat along Israel's border, this occurred where the Russian warplane was accidentally shot down. Circumstances conspired for this to occur and Putin says it was an accident. Quite tragic. So, that is the short of what the headline is saying imo. Human error.
Netanyahu tells Putin Syria is to blame for downing of Russian plane, offers help with inquiry
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that Syrian forces were to blame for the downing of a Russian military jet off Syria’s coast but he offered “all necessary information†to investigate the incident.
Putin said earlier that the shooting down was the result of a chain of tragic and chance circumstances and appeared to somewhat defuse the situation though he said Russia needed to look further into what happened.
“The prime minister expressed regret on behalf of the state of Israel for the death of the Russian soldiers and said responsibility for downing the plane was placed on Syria,†Netanyahu’s office said in a statement following their phone conversation.
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