Current sectionMiddle East NewsSyria NewsSources told Reuters the phone call was held days before the Israeli military reportedly struck a Syrian air base. Netanyahu: 'We conveyed a message ... apparently they didn't hear it well enough, so we made sure they understood it better'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lisand Reuters10:57 PM • August 19 2026 IDTMossad director Roman Gofman held a phone call with Syria's foreign minister last week and discussed Turkey's military presence in Syria, ‌three sources familiar with the matter ‌told Reuters.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:MossadSyriaIDFIsrael–TurkeyTurkeyBenjamin NetanyahuYair GolanCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranLikudJared KushnerIsrael ElectionsNetanyahuAvraham BurgAnan KhalailiAIPACHaaretz PodcastSources: Mossad Chief, Syria's FM Discussed Turkish Troops Before IDF StrikesIDF Bars Anti-occupation Activist From Closed Zone as Settlers Roam Around QusraChannel 14 Ran Gov't-funded Articles Promoting Likud Minister Before ElectionAttorney General: Decision on October 7 Probe Should Be Delayed Until ElectionUAE Suspends Trade With Iran After Coming Under Renewed Missile FireRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest Lies'We're Not Nazis. This Isn't an Extermination Machine as During the Holocaust'So Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?