Turkey denies military visit to Syria air base hit by Israel
The denial came two days after Syria accused Israel of striking a disused military air base near the northwestern city of Aleppo.
Ankara, Turkey has firmly denied allegations that a military delegation visited the Abu al-Zuhur airbase in north Syria, which was recently attacked by Israel. The denial came two days after Syria claimed Israel had struck a disused military airbase near Aleppo, a site that has been out of service since 2012. According to a defense official, there was no Turkish military presence at the base before or during the Israeli attack.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier claimed that a Turkish delegation had toured the base, warning that a Turkish military presence there would not be tolerated. However, the Turkish defense ministry spokesman, Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk, stated that the Israeli strikes were "unacceptable" and vowed to protect Syria's efforts to establish post-war stability.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Israeli strikes occurred after a visit by a Turkish military delegation to the airfield in recent days, with the aim of reactivating the base.
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