Netanyahu Warns Turkey After Israel Strikes Syrian Airbase
Netanyahu said Israel warned Ankara before the strike and would not accept a Turkish military buildup in Syria that could threaten Israeli security.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel delivered a clear warning to Turkey after striking Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase over concerns about a possible Turkish military presence there.
- Netanyahu said Israel would not accept a Turkish military buildup moving farther south in Syria, arguing that such an expansion could pose a security threat to Israel.
- Israel carried out airstrikes on the Syrian base on August 18, shortly after a Turkish delegation visited the site, with the attacks damaging runways and storage areas but reportedly causing no casualties.
- Turkey condemned the Israeli attack as a violation of Syria’s sovereignty, while Ankara and Damascus denied that plans were underway to establish a permanent Turkish military base at Abu al-Duhur.
- The incident has sharply increased tensions between Israel and Turkey over Syria, prompting concerns about a wider confrontation and U.S. efforts to maintain communication and prevent further escalation.
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(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Israel, which launched an airstrike on an airbase suspecting a Turkish military buildup in Syria, [attacked] Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they would not allow Turkey to increase its military presence southward in Syria. Referring to the Israeli attack on an air base near Idlib, Netanyahu stated that they had previously sent a message to Turkey, adding, "Apparently they didn't hear, so we made sure they understood better."
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