A growing confrontation between Israel and Turkey over influence in Syria is posing a serious challenge for Syria’s fragile new government. On Wednesday night, Israel bombed several military targets in Syria, including two airports Hama military airport and the T4 base near Homs. Shortly afterwards, Israel’s foreign minister accused Turkey of playing a “negative role” in Syria, and Israel’s defence minister warned Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, that he would “pay a very heavy price” if he allowed “hostile forces” to enter his country. Ankara is currently negotiating a joint defence pact with Sharaa’s new government, and there have been widespread reports that Turkey is moving to station aircraft and air defence systems at Syria’s T4 and Aleppo airbases.Relations between Israel and Turkey have nose-dived since the Gaza war began in October 2023, with Ankara introducing trade restrictions and accusing Israel of genocide. What is your take on ISrael-Turkey tensions ?
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