{"id":37446,"date":"2025-04-06T15:44:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?p=37446"},"modified":"2025-04-06T15:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:44:42","slug":"israels-strikes-in-syria-is-turkey-shielding-or-provoking-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/06\/04\/2025\/israels-strikes-in-syria-is-turkey-shielding-or-provoking-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s Strikes in Syria: Is Turkey Shielding or Provoking Conflict?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As rapid developments unfold across the Syrian landscape, tensions have once again flared between key regional actors\u2014particularly considering continued Israeli military escalation inside Syrian territory. The strikes come as Turkey intensifies efforts to forge a new strategic partnership with Syria\u2019s new government, raising questions about Israel\u2019s underlying motives and whether Ankara can navigate the fallout without dragging Syria into a wider conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fiery Messages from Tel Aviv to Ankara<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Israeli army has made its intentions clear. In recent days, it stated that its latest airstrikes on military installations and airbases in Damascus, Hama, and Homs were \u201ca message to Ankara and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan.\u201d Tel Aviv views Turkey\u2019s growing footprint in Syria, particularly in sensitive regions, as a direct threat to its security interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In what appeared to be a preemptive warning, <\/span><b>Haaretz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported that Turkey aims to restrict Israeli aerial freedom in Syrian skies. Citing <\/span><b>Middle East Eye<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the report revealed Ankara\u2019s possible deployment of air defense systems at the T4 military airbase in Homs province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/04\/04\/2025\/israeli-airstrike-targets-new-military-site-in-syria\/#\">Israeli Airstrike Targets New Military Site in Syria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan affirmed that Turkey \u201cdoes not seek military confrontation with Israel in Syria,\u201d adding that Israel\u2019s moves were contributing to regional instability. \u201cAny arrangements between Damascus and Tel Aviv are a Syrian internal matter in which Ankara is not involved,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fidan\u2019s remarks followed a strongly worded statement by Turkey\u2019s foreign ministry labeling Israel \u201cthe greatest threat to regional security,\u201d calling on it to withdraw from Syria and cease its destabilizing actions. The message reflects Ankara\u2019s attempt to balance support for Syria\u2019s political transition with its desire to avoid direct conflict with Israel, particularly as a NATO member.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Is Ankara in the Heart of the Conflict?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turkish political analyst Hisham Gunay argued that speculation over a possible Turkish-Israeli clash \u201cis not based on reality.\u201d Speaking to <\/span><b>+963<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> he said Ankara supports the Syrian revolution and its new leadership but has no interest in entering a war over it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThese Israeli attacks relate to broader regional security,\u201d Gunay said, criticizing some Arab states\u2019 silence and asserting that Turkey\u2019s role should not be reduced to a simple power struggle with Tel Aviv.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the Syrian side, political analyst Abbas Sharifa said Syria refuses to be turned into a battlefield for regional powers. He noted there is \u201cno agreement between Damascus and Ankara to enter a confrontation with Israel,\u201d and stressed that Syria \u201chas not fired a single bullet at Israel despite more than 763 recorded attacks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharifa dismissed Israel\u2019s claims of Turkish threats as \u201cbaseless media spin meant to distract from its ongoing occupation and repeated aggression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/02\/04\/2025\/turkeys-syria\/#\">Turkey\u2019s Expanding Role in Syria: How Far Will Its Influence Go?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Clear Messages<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For international relations professor Dr. Hussein Al-Deek, Israel\u2019s strikes send a clear signal aimed at derailing the growing cooperation between Ankara and Damascus. He warned that \u201cany mutual defense agreement would limit Israel\u2019s ability to operate in Syrian airspace without consequence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNew regional alignments are reshaping the role of major powers in Syria\u201d Al-Deek added. He asserted that Turkey is increasingly expanding its political, military, and economic presence under a trilateral framework involving the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTurkey\u2019s presence is no longer marginal or temporary, it has become a core part of a broader regional security equation. Israel\u2019s escalation aims to disrupt that,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israel\u2019s military campaign cannot be viewed in isolation from Syria\u2019s ongoing political and military transformations. Nor can it be separated from Tel Aviv\u2019s concerns over a potentially growing Turkish role that might curtail its operations deep inside Syria. As Damascus seeks to reclaim sovereignty over its territory, it finds itself in a complex position: eager to coordinate with Ankara, but lacking the means to deter Israel without greater Arab or international backing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As rapid developments unfold across the Syrian landscape, tensions have once again flared between key regional actors\u2014particularly considering continued Israeli military escalation inside Syrian territory. 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