Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel sent a message to Turkey the day after Syrian airbase was bombed
"We will not tolerate a Turkish military entrenchment moving southward, because it threatens us," the Israeli prime minister said. He stopped short of claiming Israeli responsibility for the strike.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel sent a message to Turkey regarding its military presence in Syria. The message was conveyed after a Syrian airbase was bombed, although Netanyahu did not explicitly claim Israeli responsibility for the strike. According to Netanyahu, Israel will not tolerate a Turkish military entrenchment moving southward, as it poses a threat to Israel.
The airstrike on Syria is part of a larger context of tensions between Israel and Turkey over Syria. Some Israeli officials believe a future clash in Syria is possible, potentially involving both Syria and Turkey. The Israeli perception is that Syria is led by forces allied with Turkey's ruling AKP party, which has roots in the Muslim Brotherhood.
Netanyahu mentioned that Israel's message to Turkey was sent "in general terms" against a Turkish military presence at an airfield near Aleppo, close to the Turkish border, according to NDTV.
Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, Jerusalem Post, NDTV — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
