Israel blames Turkiye after strike on Syrian air base
DAMASCUS: Israel on Tuesday accused Turkiye of posing a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike condemned by the United States which blamed its ally.
Damascus, Syria was the target of Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday, according to the country's statement. The United States, Israel's ally, condemned the strikes, attributing them to Israel's defiance of the country's stance. The US envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, stated that the attacks were an unnecessary escalation with no benefit to regional stability.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office had warned Syria about the potential threat of Turkish troops deploying at a Syrian airbase near Aleppo, which Israel had repeatedly threatened would endanger Israel's security. Syria had chosen to disregard these warnings. Israel and Syria, despite their tense relations, have had several rounds of direct talks and agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing mechanism.
Syria's foreign ministry strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes as an unjustified act of aggression, urging action by the UN Security Council.
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