Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Trump's envoy announced the establishment of a mechanism to prevent clashes between the countries after Ankara was not warned in advance about the operation. Israel has been closely monitoring Turkey's efforts to expand its military presence in Syria for some timeShare 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 Lis11:45 PM • August 19 2026 IDTIsrael's strike in Syria earlier this week was largely intended to send a direct message to Syrian and Turkish leaders, following specific intelligence indicating that Damascus was preparing to violate the status quo with Israel by allowing Turkish troops to deploy on Syrian territory, recent statements on the matter indicate.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:SyriaIsrael–TurkeyRecep Tayyip ErdoganTurkeyBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesFlorida DemocratsIranLikudNetanyahuJared KushnerWest BankYehuda KatzPollHaaretz PodcastIf Hamas Terrorists Are Nazis, Why Doesn't Israel Treat Them as Such?Haaretz CartoonPoll: Eisenkot Hits New Peak, but Bloc Can't Form Gov't Without Arab PartiesSources: Mossad Chief, Syria's FM Discussed Turkish Troops Before IDF StrikesIDF Bars Anti-occupation Activist From Closed Zone as Settlers Roam Around QusraRemembering 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?