Wednesday - Russian Special Envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, met with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian. During the meeting, Lavrentiev expresses his hope that Israel would yield to Iran's warnings.
Interpreting this as Russian support for Iran's retalitory strike against Israel, Israel targets a Russian military warehouse full of munitions, in Syria.
In response, Russia joins Syria in air defense against Israeli missile strikes. This is the first time Russia has participated in any actions of the war.
Following the conclusion of the attack, Russian air-patorl was seen flying over Latakia, Syria.
Netanyahu has escalated the seriousness of the conflict by targetting Russian interests. If Russia choses to respond, the balance of power in the region will shift heavily in favor of the resistance.