Katz: Syria Strike Followed ‘Clear Intelligence’ Turkey Planned Move Threatening Isra
- On Tuesday, the IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur airfield in Syria after intelligence indicated Turkey planned security-threatening activities there. Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the operation to neutralize the perceived threat.
- IDF Chief of Staff Gen. Eyal Zamir persuaded political leadership to authorize the operation following weeks of intelligence gathering on Turkish plans. Officials first issued a direct warning to the Syrian government, which they ignored.
- U.S. envoy Tom Barrack alleged the strike was a political maneuver to "bait Turkey," suggesting it "may play well going into the election." Katz rejected these remarks as inaccurate and inconsistent with President Donald Trump's position.
- Earlier Saturday, the IDF carried out another strike in Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside, targeting a vehicle the military said belonged to a terrorist advancing plots. Syrian media reported one person was wounded.
- Defense Ministry Director-General Amir Baram warned that critical delays in the military's force-building program persist, while Ankara remains a strategic concern despite not being formally classified as an enemy state by Israeli defense planning.
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Katz Says IDF Pushed for Abu Duhur Airport Strike After Warnings to Syria Went Unanswered
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. According to the Times of Israel, Katz said that while the Israeli Air Force carried out the overnight strike, the operation was initially met with silence from the military before being acknowledged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. World News | Katz Says IDF Pushed for Abu Duhur Airport Strike After Warnings to Syria Went Unanswered.
Katz says IDF pushed for Abu Duhur airport strike after warnings to Syria went unanswered - The Tribune
According to the Times of Israel, Katz said that while the Israeli Air Force carried out the overnight strike, the operation was initially met with silence from the military before being acknowledged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli Minister of Defence blamed the US Special Envoy in Syria for criticizing an Israeli strike and claimed that the United States had been informed of this military manoeuvre.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense stated that it had informed the United States of its intention to attack Abu Duhur military airport near Idlib and that it had subsequently authorized the operation despite not receiving a response. Israel attributed the bombing to information about a possible deployment of Turkish troops, a version denied by Turkey and Syria.
Israel warned Syrian government before attack on airbase, Katz says
Israel issued a warning to Damascus before the Israel Defense Forces carried out an attack on an airbase near Aleppo in northwestern Syria this week, Defense Minister Israel Katz disclosed on Saturday.“After several discussions that the prime minister and I held with the IDF and the various security agencies, it was agreed that, before authorization was granted, a direct warning would be conveyed to the Syrian regime at the highest levels in an …
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