Israel strikes a Syrian airbase and risks a confrontation with Turkey

An Israeli attack on an airbase in Syria on Wednesday drew widespread international condemnation. The US envoy warned that the incident could have provoked a direct confrontation with Turkish forces.

The Israeli attack on a Syrian airbase has brought the region to the brink of a major escalation. According to the US envoy, the operation could have led to a direct confrontation between Israel and Turkish forces in Syria, a prospect that alarmed Washington.

The incident was widely condemned internationally, raising questions about Israel's motives and the geopolitical consequences of such a strike in a country where several foreign powers maintain a military presence.

Murat Yesiltas, director of foreign policy studies at the SETA think tank, Haid Haid, associate fellow in the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, and Michael Mulroy, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, were asked to analyze the motives behind this operation and its implications for the balance of power in the region.