US envoy: Washington working to prevent Israel-Turkey-Syria clash

US Syria envoy Thomas Barak stated on Tuesday that the United States is working to prevent a clash between Israel, Turkey, and Syria after an Israeli airstrike on a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border. The conflict arose following an Israeli airstrike on an airbase in northwestern Syria, which heightened tensions between the three nations.

Barak, who serves as the US Ambassador to Turkey, noted that Ankara was not informed of the Israeli strike in advance. Turkish authorities tracked the Israeli aircraft as they approached Turkish territory, potentially prompting Turkey to prepare a response. This development created the possibility of a Turkish military retaliation to Israel's actions, according to Barak.

However, Barak expressed optimism that cooler heads prevailed in de-escalating the situation. The US envoy's comments come in response to the Israeli strikes on the Abu al-Duhur airbase, which contributed to the mounting tensions between Israel, Turkey, and Syria.