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After more than two years of taking on Israel’s enemies across the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, is zeroing in on another perceived villain – Turkey. On Tuesday, warplanes bombed a base in northern Syria a short drive from the Turkish border. Netanyahu said…

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 19, 2026 21:08 Updated: AUGUST 20, 2026 16:59 Israel’s recent airstrike on Syria forms part of a larger context of tensions between Israel and Turkey over Syria. Some Israeli officials believe that there could be a future clash in Syria. This kind of rhetoric has…

Mossad director, Syria foreign minister discussed Turkish military presence before strikes The call, which the sources said took place on August 14, came days before Israel launched airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the north of the country on Tuesday. Follow us on Google Taken before his appointment as…

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 19, 2026 19:06 Updated: AUGUST 19, 2026 22:39 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF struck a Syrian military base after Jerusalem had given Damascus several warnings about Turkey's military presence in the country. In his first comments since Israel struck Syria on Tuesday,…

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Home Middle East As it happened Middle East Issued on: 19/08/2026 - 05:05 Modified: 19/08/2026 - 23:24 1 min Reading time A file photo showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir shaking hands in the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025. © Oren Ben Hakoon, Reuters France and…

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AFP 18 Aug, 2026 06:11 PM 3 mins to read The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site which the authorities said they reported to the agency in July 2026. Photo / SANA, AFP The head…

Israel has carried out eight airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the northwest, damaging its runway and storage facilities, according to Syrian state media. The attack drew condemnation from Damascus and Ankara and criticism from a US envoy who called it an “unnecessary escalation.” The strikes hit the Abu…