'Playing with fire': Israel's Syria strike tests Turkey after Mecca defence pact
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-08-19 23:30 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Defence, Immigration, Middle East, Military & Defence, Natural Disasters, Elections, World News, War & Conflict
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Turkey has sought to downplay Tuesday’s Israeli strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northern Syria, about 70km from the Turkish border, viewing them as an election stunt by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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