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Newshour: Israeli Minister Threatens Syrian President

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Israeli Minister Threatens Syrian President

07/05/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Israeli Minister Threatens Syrian President

Yuval Steinitz says Israel will target Bashar al-Assad if Iran launches attack from Syria

Israeli government minister Yuval Steinitz has said his country could get rid of President Assad of Syria if he allows Iranian forces to threaten Israel from Syrian territory.

A minister in the Israeli security cabinet has said his country could get rid of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria if he allows Iranian forces to threaten Israel from Syrian territory. Yuval Steinitz said that if Iran was able to launch an attack from Syria it would mean the end for Mr Assad and his government.

Also in the programme: Newshour's Tim Franks reports from Nicaragua, where the largest protests in decades have been taking place against President Daniel Ortega. And the legal secretary from New York who secretly amassed a fortune and left nearly all of it to charity.

(Photo: Syrian and Israeli flags; Credit: Getty Images)

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