Minister Naftali Bennett said, Thursday morning, "We want to prevent a situation in which Iran is enveloping the State of Israel in its arms."
He was interviewed by Israel Defense Forces Radio about the downing of a Russian plane after an Israeli airstrike on a facility in Syria where the IDF said "systems to manufacture accurate and lethal weapons were about to be transferred on behalf of Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon.” Bennett noted, "When the Syrian army launched the missiles into the plane, our planes were no longer in the area. Russia has certain interests and Israel has other interests. In the end, we need to act with determination and consistency."