Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that it had been made clear to Turkey that it cannot have a military base in Syria, indirectly acknowledging that the Israeli armed forces bombed the Abu Duhur airbase near Aleppo on Tuesday, about 70 kilometers from the Syrian-Turkish border.
Meanwhile, the chief of Israel’s General Staff, General Eyal Zamir, stated that the Israeli army would not allow “hostile forces to establish a presence” on the Syrian border.
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In a radio interview, Netanyahu stated that Israel would not tolerate a southward deployment of Turkish military forces, as it would pose a “threat”. Noting that Israel had already sent a message opposing the presence of Turkish forces at the airport near Aleppo, Netanyahu said: “Obviously, they didn’t hear it, so we made sure they understood it clearly.”
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A statement issued yesterday by the Israeli Prime Minister’s office stated that “Israel has repeatedly warned Syria” that the deployment of Turkish troops on its territory would constitute “a threat to Israel’s security,” but Damascus ignored these warnings.
Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes against Syria since the Assad regime was overthrown by an Islamist coalition in December 2024. Furthermore, it deployed troops to a neutral zone under UN supervision, which separated Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights, citing a a “security zone” from which it has no intention of withdrawing.
Turkey, which has had strained relations with Israel for several years, denied that it was planning to deploy troops in Syria. For his part, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and White House special envoy to Syria, Tom Barak, condemned the attacks, accusing Israel of “unnecessary escalation.”
SOURCE: CNA
