Benjamin Netanyahu says "moving towards the south and threatening us" about Turkish advance

Israel and Turkey are in a diplomatic standoff after Israel bombed a Syrian air base close to the Turkish border. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the strike, saying Syria had let Turkish forces use the facility; both Damascus and Ankara deny that. Speaking on Wednesday, Netanyahu warned that Israel would resist any Turkish military advance southward toward its border and said Israel had sent Ankara a blunt one-word message of refusal. His choice of words drew comparison with President Biden's earlier caution to Iran and Hezbollah following the 2023 Hamas assault. Israel's foreign minister, Israel Katz, also addressed Turkey's president directly in Turkish on social media, urging him to avoid risky moves. The dispute deepens long-running tensions between Israel and Turkey, already aggravated by the Gaza war and Ankara's relationship with Hamas.