A joint air force patrol by Syria and Russia in the Golan Heights Monday was aimed at sending a message to Israel, according to assessments in Jerusalem.
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A senior diplomatic official told Israel Hayom that the timing and location of the patrol, as well as the very public way in which it was carried out, were aimed at sending a message to "one country and one country alone" that is also situated in the Golan.
According to the official, Moscow and Damascus wanted to signal their displeasure with Israel's accelerated operations against Iran and its emissaries inside Syria. Israel has ramped up activity inside the country in recent months.
Russian and Syrian ground forces took part in joint maneuvers along Syria's southern border last week.
Russia's air force has carried out several air patrols in the Golan Heights in the six years since Moscow first sent its forces to Syria.
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