Turkey rejects Israel's justification for strikes on Syrian airbase

Israel carried out airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria. According to Syria's state-run Ekhbariya television, citing a military source, Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the runway and storage facilities at the base near Aleppo. A separate military source and a civilian who lives near the base said there were no casualties.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks, saying they violated Syria's territorial unity and integrity. Turkey's Foreign Ministry accused Israel of violating Syrian sovereignty and stability. The United Arab Emirates also condemned the Israeli strikes, calling them a "flagrant violation" of international law.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office released a statement saying that Israel and Syria had agreed to a status quo in security matters, which Syria was on the verge of breaching by permitting Turkish troops to deploy at the airbase. The statement said Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel's security, but Syria chose to ignore these warnings.

US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said the attacks constituted an "unnecessary escalation" that does not advance regional stability.

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