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Israel defence minister says Erdoğan 'dragging Türkiye into dangerous adventures in Syria'

Israel's defense minister accused President Erdoğan of "dangerous adventures in Syria" and warned against testing Israel's resolve to defend itself, following a tacitly acknowledged Israeli strike.

Published August 20,2026 10:26 AM
Updated August 20,2026 09:27 PM
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Israel's defence minister on Thursday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of dragging Türkiye into "dangerous adventures in Syria", after Israel tacitly acknowledged a strike on a north Syrian air base earlier in the week.

"Israel will not allow any entity to threaten its security," Israel Katz wrote on X in both Hebrew and Turkish. "It is preferable for Erdoğan to continue delivering empty, delusional speeches against Israel in the Turkish parliament rather than testing Israel's resolve to defend itself," he added.