Israeli warplanes bomb Syrian airbase hours after Turkish military visit
Israeli warplanes reportedly struck a decommissioned military airport in northwestern Syria early Tuesday, just hours after a Turkish military delegation visited the site to assess the restoration of its runways.
A security source, who requested anonymity, told local media outlets that four strikes hit the runway of Abu al-Duhur military airbase near Idlib.
The source added that the strikes caused material damage to the airport's runway, but that no injuries were reported.
Abu al-Duhur airbase is located 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Aleppo, approximately 300 kilometers (186 miles) from the Israeli-occupied territories.
Informed sources said the Israeli attack came just hours after Turkish military officials inspected the site as part of initial plans to rehabilitate its runways.
Several Turkish vehicles were still on the airport premises at the time, the sources said, while a reconnaissance aircraft was also operating in the area.
Israel has been seeking to prevent Turkish entrenchment and influence in Syria, and in the past carried out strikes to warn Ankara against helping the ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime rebuild its air force.
After the collapse of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government in early December 2024, the Israeli military has been carrying out airstrikes targeting military sites, installations, and stockpiles once managed by the Syrian army.
Israel has encountered significant backlash for terminating the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria and exploiting the disorder in the war-ravaged country to acquire land.
The UN and various Arab countries denounced Israel’s actions as violations of international law and infringements on Syria’s sovereignty.
Even with the HTS’s promises of collaboration with Tel Aviv, Israel has consistently refused to depart from Syria.
The two sides have been involved in intermittent discussions to secure a “safety pact,” yet no agreement or significant progress has been reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his military to advance further into Syrian territory past the Golan Heights, which have been occupied since 1967, and capture multiple key sites.
Most Israeli strikes have been focused in the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra, Dara’a, and Damascus, representing around 80 percent of all documented Israeli assaults.
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