Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAccording to Defense Minister Katz, after Syria failed to heed the warning, he and Netanyahu authorized the strike, calling U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack's account inaccurate: 'Erdogan was caught with his hand in the cookie jar and was forced to back down'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 formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovichand Jonathan Lis05:33 PM • August 22 2026 IDTDefense Minister Israel Katz said Israel warned Syria before bombing Abu al-Duhur airbase over intelligence reports about Turkey's "intention" to carry out activities that would "endanger Israel's security."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Middle EastMossadSyriaGolan HeightsIsrael–TurkeyTurkeyIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuBashar AssadIsrael KatzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankHind RajabTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFour Kites Believed to Have Crossed From Gaza Found in Southern IsraelMan Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Home in Central Gaza, Medical Sources SayReport: Britain Weighs Sanctions Regime Banning Trade With Israeli SettlementsIDF Says It Targeted Terrorist in Recent Syria StrikeReport: Palestine Action's 'Barclays Five' Spared Terrorism SentencesRemembering 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 ExistsSo 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 HideI Resist Historical Comparisons. Then Israel Marks People With Numbers