Israel conducts fresh strike in Syria after US criticism

Israel conducted a strike in Syria on Saturday, August 22, in response to criticism from US envoy Tom Barrack, who called the attack an "unnecessary escalation" that could have been intended to provoke conflict with Turkey. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz defended the strike, stating that intelligence had been shared with authorized parties in the United States before the operation.

The attack targeted a disused military air base in northwest Syria, which Israel accused Turkey of seeking to use. Turkey denied any connection to the site. The incident has escalated tensions between Israel and Turkey, with both leaders trading accusations of antisemitism and seeking an Interpol red notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a previous incident involving a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Syrian state television reported that a man was wounded in an Israeli drone strike near the Golan Heights, which Israel denied targeting a specific individual. The Israeli military stated that the strike was in response to a terrorist advancing terror preparations.