Target: Erdogan — Israel’s Massive Syria Strikes Obliterate Turkish Weapons Depots
After Israel’s overnight blitz in Syria reportedly destroyed Turkish weapons, Ankara faces humiliation abroad and pressure at home, sparking fears of a direct Turkey–Israel confrontation.
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Overshadowed by Israel’s high-profile strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, an equally dramatic wave of attacks lit up the skies over Syria Monday night. In one of its most intense air campaigns in months, Israel unleashed dozens of strikes across Homs, Palmyra, and Latakia, a sweeping show of force that shook the region not only for its scale, but for the sensitive targets it reportedly hit.
According to Saudi channel Al-Hadath, Israeli jets destroyed a warehouse packed with Turkish-made missiles and air defense equipment south of Homs. If true, this marks an escalation, pulling Ankara’s defense industry into the crosshairs of Israel’s long-running shadow war in Syria.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz doubled down afterward: “Forces are operating in all combat zones day and night for the security of Israel.”
In a sharp reversal, Saudi Arabia, long silent as Israel carried out hundreds of strikes on Assad’s Syria, condemned the assault as a “flagrant violation” of international law and a blow to Syrian sovereignty.
For years, Saudi and Israeli intelligence were rumored to cooperate behind the scenes to undermine Assad, empowering jihadist insurgents who targeted Syria’s religious minorities, from Christians to Alawites. Now, with the Jolani-led regime in power in Damascus, Gulf states have suddenly become defenders of “sovereignty”, slamming the very same Israeli operations they once tolerated.
If Turkish weapons were indeed in that Homs warehouse, it signals Ankara’s deeper involvement in Syria’s reshaped war, and explains why Israel struck so hard.
Israel’s message wasn’t just to Syria, it was to Turkey, the Gulf, and anyone else eyeing influence in Damascus.