Watch: Netanyahu warns Turkey over presence in Syria
Watch: Netanyahu warns Turkey over presence in Syria Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel would not tolerate a Turkish military presence expanding southwards in Syria, saying it would pose a threat to Israel. “We will not tolerate Turkish military presence establishing itself as it moves south. It threatens us. We conveyed that clearly,” Netanyahu said. His…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Turkey on Wednesday against expanding its military presence southwards in Syria, asserting that such a move would pose a threat to Israel. "We will not tolerate Turkish military presence establishing itself as it moves south. It threatens us. We conveyed that clearly," Netanyahu stated.
The remarks followed an Israeli attack on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase on Tuesday, in which Israel alleged that the deployment of Turkish troops would violate an existing security "status quo". Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani denied that there were plans for a Turkish military base at the site, stating that it was being restored for use by the Syrian Air Force.
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