'Sooner or Later': Israeli Minister Threatens War with Syria, Targets Türkiye

'Sooner or later': Israeli minister threatens war with Syria, targets Türkiye

Amichai Chikli’s remarks came as regional diplomacy gained momentum following a US-Iran agreement aimed at easing tensions across multiple conflict fronts.

After US-Iran deal, Israeli minister threatens war on Syria ‘sooner or later’

MEMO | June 18, 2026 Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli threatened Thursday that Israel would wage war on Syria “sooner or later,” claiming that Syria and Turkiye pose a greater challenge to Israel than Iran, Anadolu reports. “We will wage war on Syria, sooner or later, because it and Turkiye are far more worrying than Iran,” Chikli said in an interview with Israeli radio station 103FM, affiliated with Maariv newspaper. The remarks…