At least eight Israeli bombs struck the runways and several hangars at the airbase early Tuesday
Tensions Rise Between US and Israel Over Airstrikes
Recent Israeli airstrikes targeting a Syrian airbase have raised concerns among senior US officials, highlighting growing tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This situation has been reported by Axios, citing officials from both the US and Israel.
At least eight Israeli bombs struck the runways and several hangars at the airbase early Tuesday, about 45 miles from the Turkish border.
Israel told the White House the operation was intended to deter Turkey from sending sophisticated weapons systems to the facility and prevent a broader military buildup there, according to Axios. Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office said Damascus had been close to violating an agreed security status quo by allowing Turkish troops to deploy at the base. Syria chose to ignore these warnings,” it said. Israel is inventing pretexts to bomb neighboring countries and destabilize the region,” a Turkish official said. Tom Barrack, Trump’s special presidential envoy for Syria and Iraq, said the strikes were an “unnecessary escalation” and did not advance regional stability. “We are deeply concerned that the confirmed Israeli airstrikes on Abu al-Duhur Airbase constitute an unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability,” Barrack said.
The strikes on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in north-western Syria came as the Trump administration has sought to strengthen ties with Syria’s government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa and views its engagement with Damascus as a foreign policy achievement. Trump also maintains close ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government strongly backs the new Syrian leadership. The strike caused damage but no casualties. “The Prime Minister’s Office: Israel and Syria agreed to a status quo in security matters, which Syria was on the verge of breaching by permitting Turkish troops to deploy at an airbase near Aleppo. Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel’s security. Turkey rejected Israel’s justification. “There was no Turkish presence at the airbase. The US response, however, was unusually critical.