Syria will respond to any aggression from Israel, which Damascus believes supports terrorist groups there, RIA Novosti reported quoting Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad.

Riyad Haddad accused Tel Aviv of “at this time attempting to support terrorist groups in our territory,” adding that “as soon as Israel feels that the terrorist groups are weakening, they immediately intervene to support them.”

“That is why we will respond to any aggression on the part of Israel, as we responded the last time by destroying one of the planes and striking a blow to the second plane. We will do the same if there is a repetition of such an attempt,” Haddad said.