A US envoy says Israel did not give a warning to the US ahead of a recent Syria air strike
Israeli officials said the strike enforced a red line after Turkey moved toward the base, while U.S. officials called it an unnecessary escalation.
- Overnight Monday, Israeli warplanes bombed the Abu al-Duhur Air Base in Syria, leaving craters on runways 45 miles from the Turkish border and 180 miles north of Israel.
- Israeli officials claim the airstrike enforced a red line after Turkish forces moved into the base, allegedly violating a tacit agreement between Israel, Syria, and Turkey to maintain the regional status quo.
- Writing on X, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack called the strikes an "unnecessary escalation" and disputed Israel's assertion that Turkish forces were preparing to occupy the airfield.
- On Friday, Ankara asked Interpol to issue a Red Notice for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over allegations of "genocide" connected to the Gaza flotilla affair.
- Netanyahu's office labeled Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "antisemitic dictator" on Friday, accusing him of harboring Hamas operatives and massacring Kurds, further deteriorating bilateral relations.
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ussanews.comU.S. envoy says Israel gave no warning before Syria air base strike
Tom Barrack, who also served as the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said the Israeli strike on the Abu Duhur air base this week came without advance warning to Washington
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