Israel Warns Erdogan After Strike on Syrian Airbase, U.S. Pushes Deconfliction

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 20

Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz warned President Tayyip Erdogan not to test Israel’s resolve, saying Turkey was dragging itself into “dangerous adventures” in Syria.
The warning followed Israel’s strike two days earlier on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase, which Israel linked to concerns that Turkish troops or military infrastructure could expand there.
Turkey rejected that account as an attempt to justify unlawful strikes on Syrian territory, while Syria said no permanent Turkish base or troop deployment was planned despite Turkish officers visiting for training.
U.S. ambassadors Mike Huckabee and Tom Barrack said Washington was refining a de-escalation and deconfliction process among Turkey, Israel and Syria to avoid miscalculation after the strike.
The clash adds to a longer-running dispute over Turkey’s role in postwar Syria, with Israeli officials signaling more pre-emptive action if Ankara crosses what Jerusalem sees as security red lines.