On August 19–22, tensions between Israel and Turkey intensified after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered airstrikes on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase, where Turkey had a military presence. Turkey rejected Israel's "untenable" justifications, while reports indicated additional Israeli drone strikes in Syria's southwest.
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Turkey slams Israel's 'untenable' claims after strikes on Syrian base reuters.com
ANKARA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Turkey firmly rejected on Wednesday what it called "untenable allegations" by Israel regarding its military position in Syria, after Israel bombed a Syrian air base near the Turkish border and said Syria was on the verge of permitting Turkish troops to deploy there. Israel carried out airstrikes against the Abu al-Duhur base near Aleppo on Tuesday, drawing condemnation f
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Israel struck Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase in Idlib province on Tuesday, with Syrian state media reporting eight strikes on the runway and storage facilities and no casualties [bbc.co.uk#1][dawn.com#1][humenglish.com#1]. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Syria was close to breaching a security status quo by allowing Turkish troops to deploy at an airbase near Aleppo, while Turkey rej
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had warned Turkey and Syria before Tuesday’s strikes against allowing a Turkish military presence at Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria. He said Israel viewed a southward Turkish military buildup as a threat [timesofisrael.com#2][lemonde.fr#1][alarabiya.net#1][nacion.com#1]. Israel said Syria was close to breaching a security “status qu
Fears of a military confrontation between Israel and Turkey are growing after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to assert dominance over Syria by ordering air strikes on a military airfield near the Turkish border. The eight strikes on the Abu Al-Duhur airbase in northwest Idlib province on Tuesday were characterised by Netanyahu as a warning to Turkey against expanding its military
The reported strike comes days after multiple strikes on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the strikes on the airbase, but officials said Damascus violated security understandings by allowing a Turkish military presence