Israel issues veiled threat to Turkey following airbase strikes in Syria

Israel has issued a veiled threat against Turkey following Israeli strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northern Syria, located approximately 70km from the Turkish border. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria and warned that Israel would not allow any entity to threaten its security.

Katz also urged Erdogan to curb his anti-Israel rhetoric instead of attempting to test Israel's resolve to defend itself. Israel accused Syria of being on the verge of violating a security "status quo agreed with Israel" by allowing Turkish troops to deploy at the airbase, an allegation both Turkish and Syrian officials have rejected.

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