A security official told Kan News that Israel carried out a strike in Syria after indirect talks with President Ahmad al-Sharaa failed and Turkey attempted to deploy forces at a base roughly 70 km from Israel's border. The official said Israel viewed the Turkish move as a violation of understandings and the status quo.
A security official told Kan News late Tuesday that the Israeli strike in Syria followed failed indirect talks with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and a subsequent Turkish attempt to deploy forces at an air base roughly 70 km from Israel's border. The official stated that Israel had attempted to reach understandings with al-Sharaa through back channels, but the efforts collapsed. After the talks failed and before Turkish forces arrived at the base, Israel carried out the strike. The official added that the US was updated with sensitive intelligence indicating Turkey's efforts to establish a presence there. Israel said the deployment violated security understandings and the status quo.
At 23:27 Jerusalem on Tuesday, The Zioneer first reported the Prime Minister's Office confirming the strike and warning Damascus against allowing Turkish forces into Syria. Shortly after, the PMO elaborated that the strike targeted a base near Aleppo after Turkey was permitted to deploy forces there, describing it as a violation of the security status quo. Earlier Tuesday, at 16:14 Jerusalem, a senior Israeli official told Fox News that highly sensitive intelligence was shared with the US from the outset, according to a report carried by The Zioneer. The security official's account tonight aligns with that earlier disclosure.
The Zioneer has extensively covered the evolving security landscape between Israel and Syria under al-Sharaa. On July 26, al-Sharaa told Al Jazeera he is pursuing a security agreement with Israel and has no interest in confrontation, while maintaining Syrian claims on the Golan. In June, the Trump administration pressed Israel and Syria to resume security talks, as The Zioneer reported on June 18, though al-Sharaa has ruled out deploying Syrian troops to Lebanon. The US has also sought to initiate direct Israel-Syria talks, as reported by The Zioneer on June 30.
The full extent of Turkish coordination with Damascus remains unconfirmed, as does the current status of the base after the strike. It is also unclear whether the Turkish deployment has been aborted or continues.
5 developments
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- DevelopingSenior Israeli official: Sensitive intelligence shared with US from start, al-Sharaa understands limits
- DevelopingSenior US official says Trump trying to initiate direct Israel-Syria talks
- DevelopingAl-Sharaa Hints at Security Pact with Israel, Says Success Could Lead to Normalization
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