How Turkey should respond to Israel's escalation in Syria

How Turkey should respond to Israel's escalation in Syria Submitted by Ali Bakir on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 19:25 Erdogan has outfoxed Netanyahu so far - but Ankara must be prepared for the possibility of a direct confrontation Israeli and Turkish flags fly behind battle tanks on display at the Yad La-Shiryon tank museum in Latrun, west of Jerusalem, on 18 August 2022 (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP) On Last week, Israel carried out a raid targeting the runway of Syria ’s Abu al-Duhur airbase, a largely inactive facility with no flights taking place. The strikes did not appear to achieve any significant military objective, beyond causing minor damage. The significance of the Israeli attack at this particular time and place, however, stems from several intertwined factors.