Israel’s Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot said Israel was caught off-guard by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on Monday that Moscow’s forces will begin withdrawing from Syria.
“Syria will never return to its previous state, and may be permanently divided into six distinct regions,” Eizenkot said during a speech at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, according to The Times of Israel news portal .... http://www.yenisafak.com
