U.S. envoy Barrack says Israeli strike in Syria could have led to war with Turkey
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack revealed on Friday that Israel's airstrike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria could have triggered a direct military confrontation between Israel and Turkey. According to Barrack, Turkey was not notified about the Israeli aircraft approaching the base, which could have led to the incident being perceived as a threat and potentially eliciting a response.
He described the act as baiting Turkey, drawing parallels to Turkey's previous action of taking out a Russian jet under similar circumstances.
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