Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying

Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria's military.

Israel strikes an air base in northwest Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying  AP News

Israel said that it had attacked the base because Syria had been "on the verge of breaching" an agreed-upon "status quo in security matters" by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there.

Israel has struck an air base in northwest Syria, aiming to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there

Israel says Syria acceptance of Turkish troops at its air base posed a 'threat' Israel's prime minister's office said in a statement on X on Tuesday that Syria's acceptance of Turkish troops at its air base posed a "threat" to its security after Israeli air strikes on the Abu al-Duhur air base in northwestern Syr