Turkey Denounces Netanyahu After Israeli Strike Hits Syrian Airbase, Drawing US Criticism
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
Turkey Denounces Netanyahu After Israeli Strike Hits Syrian Airbase, Drawing US Criticism
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
Summary
Turkey accused Benjamin Netanyahu of pursuing “expansionist and destabilizing policies” after Israel struck Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase near Aleppo, an attack that caused damage but no casualties.
Israel said Syria was close to breaching a security agreement by allowing Turkish troops to deploy from the base, and Netanyahu’s office said it had repeatedly warned Damascus such a move threatened Israeli security.
The Turkish government rejected that justification as “untenable,” saying it was meant to legitimize unlawful strikes on Syrian sovereignty and vowing to keep cooperating with Damascus to preserve stability.
U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack also called the strike an unnecessary escalation and said he is working on a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria.
Since Bashar al-Assad’s fall in December 2024, Israel has repeatedly hit Syrian targets to block military buildup near its border, while Turkey has helped train Syria’s rebuilt armed forces.