Tel Aviv – A diplomatic crisis is threatening Israel-Russia relations after the Kornet, a Russian-made anti-tank missile, hit an Israeli school bus driving near Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council last Thursday.
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Israel protested the fact that a Russian missile found its way to Hamas and was used for a terror attack against Israel, Yediot Ahronot reported.
Unlike may other means of warfare the manufacturing of the Kornet is only permitted inside Russia, so any Kornet missile sold outside the country originates from the country’s KBP factory.
In the past, the United States government imposed sanctions on KBP after Israel proved missiles made in the factory were sold to Syria and eventually ended up in Hezbollah hands.
Israel claimed the anti-tank missile, which hit the bus last week, was sold by the Russians to Syria. At the time, Syria passed the weapons to Hezbollah, while breaching its contract with Russia. They were then smuggled into the Gaza Strip and ended up in the hands of Hamas terrorists.
Israel claimed these missiles violate the balance of power and that attacking a children’s school bus with it is considered a war crime.
Israel has updated the US, the United Nations and the European Union on the alarming issue.
If this is correct, than Israel should notify Russia in no uncertain terms if it wishes to be a part of the Quartet, negotiating peace between Israel and the Palestinian’s it can absolutely not allow its missiles to fall into the hands of terrorists to be used in the attempted killings of children on a school bus. In other words, selling the Kornet’s to Syria allows them to fall into the wrong hands, that needs to cease immediately.
maybe Israel should take back the Russian compound
Russia has always supplied terrorist groups with military hardware. Why does Israel almost sound like they are surprised and offended by this discovery. Furthermore, Russia has always supported the Arab states right from the outset, directly and indirectly. Nothing’s changed!
Alot the world cares about this “alarming” find….
Can Israel sue Russia and Syria in international court? Freeze their assets? How about sending an Israeli missile to Assad’s personal palace?
During the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the Soviet Union deployed a massive airlift and resupplied Egypt and Syria.
Let’s wait, to see If they check for fingerprints and match it up , from iran