MOSCOW – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to meet with RussianPresident Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discus regional issues on Monday.

According to the Kremlin on Sunday, the two leaders will discuss”Russian-Israeli cooperation in trade, economic, cultural and humanitarianareas as well as some pressing international and regional issues, includingthe situation in the Middle East and in Syria.”

Netanyahu was quoted by TASS as saying that “strengthening coordinationbetween the Israeli Army and the Russian armed forces on Syria, as well asa whole series of issues important for the security of Israel,” will alsobe discussed in the meeting.

During the past few years, Israel has frequently attacked military targetsin Syria in what is considered as an attempt to prop up terrorist groupsthat have been suffering defeats in their fight against Syrian governmentforces.

Back in April 2015, Netanyahu officially admitted for the first time thatthe regime’s military had conducted strikes in Syrian territory.

Damascus says Israel and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiriterrorist groups operating inside the Arab country, while the Tel Avivregime’s military carries out such sporadic strikes against Syriangovernment forces. The Israeli regime has even set up field hospitals totreat wounded militants evacuated from Syria.

Moreover, the Syrian army has repeatedly seized huge quantities ofIsraeli-made weapons and advanced military equipment from militant groupsinside Syria.