A US envoy says Israel did not give a warning to the US ahead of a recent Syria air strike

Israel did not warn the United States before striking an air base in northern Syria this week, according to the U.S. special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack. Barrack suggested the strike on the Abu Duhur base, located near the Turkish border, could have been Israel "baiting the Turks" or a result of miscommunication between Israeli military and intelligence. Israel's Prime Minister's office stated the base was attacked because Syria was allegedly on the verge of breaching an agreement by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there. Syrian officials reported a Turkish delegation had visited the base shortly before the strike. The incident raised concerns about potential escalation between Israel and NATO member Turkey, though Turkey gave no indication of a military response.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered eight airstrikes on the Abu Al-Duhur airbase in northwest Idlib province, Syria, on Tuesday. Netanyahu stated these strikes were a warning to Turkey against expanding its military presence or aiding in the rebuilding of Syrian armed forces. His office claimed Syria was nearing a breach of a security status quo agreement by allowing Turkish troops to deploy at the airbase near Aleppo. Netanyahu's office asserted that Israel had repeatedly warned Syria about the security threat posed by such a deployment, which Syria allegedly ignored. These actions have heightened fears of a potential military confrontation between Israel and Turkey.