Steinitz: "Israel Does Not Want to See Russian Troops on the Golan Heights"

Israeli Minister Yuval Steinitz told Galey Tzahal on Tuesday morning, that Israel does not want to see Russian troops on the Golan Height and is concerned about the positioning of Iranian ground troops in the neighboring country, and the opening of a direct ground front with Iran.

Steinitz added, the world powers must "ensure the Iranian army stays in Iran. We should not see Iranian army divisions in Syria."

Steinitz said Israel has no official position on the fate of Assad as it's an internal Arab civil war, but added that "the war against Sunni terror [ISIS] can't come together with support for Iranian Shiite terror."

During his press interview on Monday following his UN speech, Russian President Vladmir Putin said, "We need to respect the interests of Israel, but are concerned about it's [Israel's] attack's on Syria."

Israel retaliated against Syria on Sunday night, following Syrian mortars strikes that once again hit Israel.