[S 300]Reuters * ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER AVIGDOR LIBERMAN SAID THAT IF RUSSIA PLANNED TO GIVE THE SYRIAN MILITARY S-300 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS, THEN ISRAEL "WILL DESTROY THEM" * THE RESPONSE COMES AFTER A NEWS REPORT IN THE RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLET KOMMERSANT, WHICH REPORTED THAT MOSCOW WOULD SOON COME TO A DECISION TO GIVE S-300S TO THE SYRIAN MILITARY. * ISRAEL'S AIR FORCE IS ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED IN THE WORLD, AND IT HAS ALREADY STRUCK TARGETS IN SYRIA OVER 100 TIMES. ------------------------- Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Tuesday downplayed Israeli concerns over Russia’s purported plans to outfit the Syrian military with its powerful S-300 air defense system, but stressed that Israel would retaliate if such a battery were used against its aircraft. “What’s important is that defense systems being supplied by Russia to Syria aren’t used against us,” Liberman said during a live interview with the Ynet news site.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: These 3D printed homes can be constructed for $4,000 — and they might change the approach to underdeveloped housing SEE ALSO: * Increasingly isolated Mattis just got some more bad news * Trump needs a strategy for the looming clash between Israel and Iran * A rare military crisis is brewing between Greece and Turkey as the NATO allies inch towards war
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