Israeli strikes target southern Lebanon and Syria
Israeli strikes target southern Lebanon and Syria An Israeli strike targeted the heights of the Ali al-Taher area in south Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. The network also reported that Israeli forces also fired artillery shells at agricultural land south of the village of Jubata al-Khashab in Syria’s Golan Heights.
An opinion piece in the right-wing Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom argues that any Turkish troops operating in Syria would be unprotected under NATO's collective defense treaty because NATO's Article 5 only applies within member states' borders. The author, Shay Gal, asserts that NATO's Article 5 protects Turkish territory but not Turkish troops deployed abroad.
The piece was published two days after Israeli airstrikes destroyed parts of a disused air force base in northern Syria, where Israel suspected Turkish troops were preparing to enter. Gal explains that Israel has studied NATO's Article 5 and knows its limitations, noting that Turkish troops do not carry Turkish territory with them when deployed in Syria.
The article claims that Israel has targeted Turkish military infrastructure in Syria to prevent Turkey from establishing a military presence in the country. The Israeli government maintains that Turkey's support for Damascus is a threat to Israel's security.
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