Turkey Slams Israel's 'Untenable' Claims After Strikes on Syrian Base
Turkey said Israel’s claims were meant to justify airstrikes on a Syrian base and warned that 2 countries’ tensions over Syria are worsening.
- On Wednesday, Turkey rejected what it called "untenable allegations" by Israel regarding its military position in Syria, following Israeli airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur base near Aleppo on Tuesday.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office claimed Tuesday that Syria risked violating a "status quo agreed with Israel in security matters" by allowing Turkish troop deployments, which would threaten Israel's security.
- Turkey's presidency dismissed these "imputations" as politically motivated, accusing Netanyahu of pursuing "expansionist and destabilising policies" ahead of Israeli elections while pledging continued cooperation with the Syrian Government.
- U.S. special presidential envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack called the attack an "unnecessary escalation," while Washington works to establish deconfliction mechanisms among Israel, Turkey, and Syria.
- These strikes follow worsening security tensions between Israel and Turkey, with Turkey now a primary ally to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, complicating regional military dynamics despite existing communication lines.
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(Istanbul=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = On the 19th (local time), Turkey called Israel's claim that Turkish troops would be stationed in Syria "baseless...
Turkey rejects Israeli claims over military role in Syria
Turkey firmly rejected on Wednesday what it called “untenable allegations” by Israel regarding its military position in Syria, after Israel bombed a Syrian air base near the Turkish border and said Syria was on the verge of permitting Turkish troops to deploy there. Israel carried out airstrikes against the Abu al-Duhur base near Aleppo on […]
Turkey branded "false" Israel's remarks and criticized them as seeking to "legitimize Israel's illegal air strikes against sovereignty and...
On Wednesday, the Turkish presidency rejected the Israeli justifications for the attacks on the Abu-Dahar airbase in the Syrian governorate of Idlib, affirming that Ankara would not allow Syria to be destabilized. The Turkish presidency, in a statement brought to its attention by the Shafaq News Agency, said that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "false allegations" were aimed at justifying "illegal" air strikes against Syria's sovere…
'Allegations Lack Seriousness': Turkiye Denies Israel's Claims Over Syria Airstrikes
"These air strikes should stop, and we stand against them," Dujarric said at a UN press briefing on Tuesday. As per Al Jazeera, Egypt's Foreign Ministry also condemned the Israeli strikes, calling them a "dangerous escalation that threatens security and stability in the region".
Allegations lack seriousness: Turkiye denies Israels claims over Syria airstrikes - The Tribune
In a post on X, the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate said, "The allegations put forward by the Israeli Prime Ministry, which lack seriousness, aim to legitimize Israel's unlawful airstrikes targeting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria."
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