Ankara on Wednesday rejected accusations from Israel that Turkey was preparing to send troops to the Abu Dhuhour airbase in northwestern Syria. The previous day, airstrikes had targeted the facility, which was undergoing renovations in Idlib province.
The Turkish Directorate of Communications dismissed the statements made by the Israeli Prime Minister's office as "unfounded allegations." In a statement carried by the state-run Anadolu news agency, Ankara asserted that these accusations aimed to "legitimize Israel's illegal airstrikes, which violate Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Israel accused Turkey on Tuesday of posing a "threat" by preparing to deploy troops to the Abu Dhuhour airbase in Idlib province. Strikes hit this facility on August 18, 2026.
Meanwhile, maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz continues to decline. Six cargo ships transited the strait on Tuesday, compared to nine the previous day, according to Kpler data collected at 02:58 a.m. GMT. This figure remains below the ten-day average of eleven ships. Most shipping companies are avoiding this strategic waterway in the absence of clear signals regarding its reopening after the blockade imposed during the Iran-Iraq War.
In the occupied West Bank, Louai Abu Ridi, an American-Palestinian from Ohio, is appealing to the United States to end the siege of his home in the village of Qusra, near Nablus. For over a week, Israeli settlers have surrounded three houses in the village, cutting off their occupants from all food supplies. Returning to the village on Monday with journalists, he raised an American flag over his house to draw Washington's attention to the situation.
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