Israel's publicizing of recent air strikes against Iran in Syria, in a break from its usual policy of ambiguity, is a political move related to the country's upcoming national elections, Russian ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov told i24news.
"The Israeli ministry of defense now makes immediate comments on any strikes at a very, very high level -- and in our mind, this is very much connected to the election campaign," Viktorov said.
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