Israel will not put up with Iran's growing influence in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
Netanyahu met Putin at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi to discuss the growing threat from Tehran, amidst growing tension in the region stemming from the presence of Shiites militias in Syria.
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During the meeting on Thursday, Putin praised military and security cooperation between Russia and Israel, according to RIA news agency.
Netanyahu further said Israel must be allowed to act freely against Iran.
The two leaders have met more than a dozen times in recent years and the countries' militaries have been working to avoid accidental clashes in Syria, where Israel says it has carried out many strikes against Iranian targets to stop Tehran establishing a permanent military presence there.
"Security coordination between us is always important, but it is especially important now, since in the past month there has been a serious increase in attempts by Iran to hit Israel from Syria and to place there precision missiles to use against us," Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting.
