Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the Syrian crisis during a telephone call on Friday.
Putin and Netanyahu "focused on developments in Syria, including in light of the United States' stated intention to withdraw its troops from that country. They pointed to the need for the final defeat of terrorism and speedy achievement of a political settlement in Syria," a Kremlin statement said.
A statement from Netanyahu’s office said Israel was "determined to continue its efforts to prevent Iran from entrenching itself militarily in Syria.”
Putin and Netanyahu “agreed on continued coordination between the (Israeli and Russian) militaries", it added.
US President Donald Trump last month announced Washington would pull out all its troops from Syria, though the exact timeframe remains unclear.
Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Syria in recent years against Iranian and Hezbollah targets, and Tel Aviv and Moscow have set up a "deconfliction" hotline aimed at avoiding accidental clashes.
