Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base
Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield
Israel accused Turkey of endangering regional stability after conducting airstrikes on a Syrian air base in Idlib province. The United States condemned the strikes, which Israel justifies by pointing to Turkey's deployment of troops near Aleppo. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office stated that Syria had breached a status quo agreement regarding security matters by allowing Turkish forces to operate at the base.
Israel warned Syria against permitting such a deployment, which Syria ignored. The Israeli actions come amid a strained relationship between Israel and Turkey, with Turkey being the first Muslim-majority nation to recognize Israel and a NATO ally of the United States. Israel and Syria have been in conflict since 1967, with Israel capturing the Golan Heights and annexing them, a move not recognized by most of the international community.
Syria has expressed strong condemnation of Israel's actions, calling them an "unjustified act of aggression" and urging the UN Security Council to take action.
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