Israeli Strike on Syrian Base Deepens Rift With Turkiye, Isolates Israel

Israeli jets struck Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase on August 18, citing unverified intelligence of Turkish troop movement; the US, UK, UN and regional states condemned the strike after US intelligence found no basis for the claim. Turkiye avoided direct retaliation but now treats Israeli actions in Syria as a security threat, while the US-backed Abraham Accords vision of an Israeli-centred order appears to be giving way to a new Gulf-Turkiye-Pakistan alignment. The widening gap between Israel and its regional and American partners reflects a pattern of growing isolation around Israel, even as covenant promises point to its ultimate preservation.