Russia's supply of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria will force Israel to reconsider its military policy towards Damascus, said in an interview with Xinhua. Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad

“Israel, accustomed to launching multiple attacks [against Syria] under different pretexts, will be forced to recalculate and reconsider [its position] before attacking again,” Mekdad said.

The Syrian official emphasized that the S-300 system will be delivered to Syria in the near future, it is planned to be used only for defense against attack. Asked about new possible Israeli attacks on Syrian government targets, Medad said: “Let the Israelis try, and we will defend ourselves as we did before.”

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the delivery of the S-300 system to Syria after a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance plane with 15 military personnel on board was shot down in the skies over the country. On September 17, the plane was unintentionally shot down by a Syrian S-200 anti-aircraft system, which was repelling an attack by the Israeli Air Force. The Ministry of Defense blamed Israel for the incident, saying that an Israeli F-16 fighter was hiding in the sky behind the Il-20 from a Syrian missile. According to sources in the Kommersant newspaper, Russia is going to supply two S-300 systems to Syria.

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The Syrian Foreign Ministry announced the deterrent effect of the Russian S-300 on Israel