A suspected Israeli airstrike on a Syrian military airbase near the Turkish border has further strained already tense relations between Israel and Turkey.
Syrian authorities said an Israeli military struck the base in northwestern Syria on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said late Tuesday that Syria had allowed Turkish troops to be stationed at the base and that Israel had warned Damascus against the move, citing security concerns. Israeli media described the statement as an implicit confirmation that Israel had carried out Tuesday's strike.
The Turkish presidency on Wednesday rejected Israeli claims and accused Netanyahu of pursuing an "expansionist and destabilizing" policy in the region ahead of elections in Israel.
US special envoy for Syria and ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack also said on X that the Israeli strike "constitutes an unnecessary escalation."
The airbase near Aleppo had reportedly been out of service for years but was being refurbished with Turkish support, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The incident adds a new point of friction between Israel and Turkey, whose relations have deteriorated sharply over the Gaza war.