According to N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig, Mossad Director Roman Gofman spoke with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on August 14, and the two discussed the Turkish military presence in Syria. The call comes amid heightened regional tensions over Ankara's growing footprint in the country.
The Zioneer reported earlier this evening that Mossad Director Roman Gofman held a conversation with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani ahead of an Israeli airstrike in Syria, without disclosing the content. Now, according to N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig, the August 14 call specifically addressed the growing Turkish military presence in Syria. The revelation comes as Israel has voiced growing alarm over Turkish involvement along the Syrian frontier, with Jerusalem warning it may respond with its own deployments if Ankara establishes bases. The conversation underscores an unusual channel of direct communication between Israeli intelligence and the post-Assad Syrian government.
3 developments
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- StrongPMO says Israel acted to counter Turkish military expansion toward its Syrian border
- DevelopingMinister Eli Cohen: 'If Turkey establishes bases in Syria, Israel will too'
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