Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told a Lebanese TV station that there is popular support for opening up a new front against Israel.
In an interview with Al-Manar television, Mr Assad said: “There is pressure by the people to open a new front in the Golan, and even in the Arab world there is readiness to join the fight against Israel.”
Mr Assad commented on the recent attacks over the Syrian-Israeli border: “If we are going to retaliate against Israel, this retaliation should be a strategic response,” he said.
The interview included a discussion about the reports that Russia is sending several shipments of S-300 missiles to Syria.
