After Israel’s overnight blitz in Syria reportedly destroyed Turkish weapons, Ankara faces humiliation abroad and pressure at home, sparking fears of a direct Turkey–Israel confrontation
Overshadowed by Israel’s high-profile strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, an equally dramatic wave of attacks lit up the skies over Syria Monday night. In one of its most intense air campaigns in months, Israel unleashed dozens of strikes across Homs, Palmyra, and Latakia, a sweeping show of force that shook the region not only for its scale, but for the sensitive targets it reportedly hit.
According to Saudi channel Al-Hadath, Israeli jets destroyed a warehouse packed with Turkish-made missiles and air defense equipment south of Homs. If true, this marks an escalation, pulling Ankara’s defense industry into the crosshairs of Israel’s long-running shadow war in Syria.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz doubled down afterward: “Forces are operating in all combat zones day and night for the security of Israel.”