Barak Discusses Abu al-Zuhur Attack Causes
The U.S. envoy to Syria and Iraq, Tom Barrack, stated that the Israeli airstrike on Abu Al-Zuhur Airport in Idlib countryside last week may have been the result of a misunderstanding or a lapse in internal Israeli coordination, with a possibility of disagreement between the military, the Mossad intelligence agency, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He clarified that Israel had informed Washington six days prior about intelligence indicating Turkish military presence at the airport, but Washington denied this information. The airstrikes targeted the airport’s runways to prevent potential Turkish support for the area. Barrack mentioned that an alternative theory accuses Israel of attempting to lure Turkey into a confrontation, especially with Israeli elections approaching. He emphasized that Israel had not previously informed Washington or Turkey about the strike, and that any direct confrontation between Turkey and Israel would be detrimental to regional interests. Turkey and the Assad regime denied that Turkish forces had reached the airport, amid concerns of escalating tensions between Ankara and Tel Aviv.
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