Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityBarrack said Turkish forces could have scrambled their jets after Israel struck the Syrian airbase without warning. He compared the incident to Turkey's 2015 downing of a Russian fighter near the Syrian borderShare 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 formatSubscribeBen Samuels11:31 AM • August 22 2026 IDTU.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said Israel's strike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria nearly pulled Israel and Turkey into a direct military confrontation, saying Ankara was not informed of the operation and could have responded as if it were under attack.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:SyriaIsrael–TurkeyTurkeyBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankHind RajabTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S. Envoy: Israel Risked Confrontation With Turkey by 'Baiting' AnkaraIsraeli Arab Families Are Moving to Jewish Cities. Eilat Is a Case in PointA Palestinian Lies Paralyzed, While the Settler Who Shot Him Remains on the HillAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global Industry'The Devastation Was Huge. I Knew Help Wouldn't Come, and I'd Have to Improvise'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?Israeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to Hide