The dispute between Israel and Turkey over Ankara's role in Syria has escalated further, with Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan against "dangerous adventures" in the country.
"Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security," Katz wrote in Turkish on X on Thursday, addressing Erdoğan directly.
Katz said Erdoğan would be better advised to continue his "fanciful discourse against Israel" in the Turkish parliament than to test Israel's resolve to defend itself.
On Tuesday, the Israeli military bombed a Syrian military airfield near the Turkish border.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry and Turkey, which is closely allied with the leadership in Damascus and has maintained a military presence in northern and eastern Syria for years, condemned the strikes as a violation of Syrian sovereignty.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Syria of allowing Turkish troops to deploy at the military airfield near Aleppo that was targeted in the attack.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said there were no plans to establish a permanent Turkish military presence at the airfield or station Turkish troops there. He said there had also been no Turkish military presence at the airfield before the Israeli attack.
The Turkish presidency has also rejected the Israeli claims and accused Netanyahu of pursuing an "expansionist and destabilizing" policy in the region ahead of elections in Israel.
Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday evening that Israel "will not allow a Turkish military deployment that extends southwards, because it poses a threat to us."
Switching to English, Netanyahu said Israel had sent Ankara a clear message: "Don't."
Relations between Israel and Turkey have been strained for years and deteriorated further during the Gaza war.
Turkey maintains close political ties with the Hamas militant group in Gaza, while Erdoğan has sharply criticized Israel's actions against the Palestinians.