Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday not to test Israel's determination to defend itself, accusing the Turkish leader of dragging his country into "dangerous adventures" in Syria.
"Erdogan is dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria. Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security. Erdogan would be better off continuing to deliver empty, fantastical speeches against Israel in the Turkish parliament rather than testing Israel's determination to defend itself," Katz wrote on X/Twitter.
Netanyahu says IDF 'made sure' Syria 'understood' that Turkey unwelcome in region
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed 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, Netanyahu wrote in a Wednesday post on X/Twitter that Israel "made the message clear: Don’t."
“We will not tolerate a Turkish military entrenchment in Syria that threatens Israel," he said. “Apparently, they didn’t hear it clearly enough, so we made sure they understood it better.”
This is a developing story.