Israeli strikes target Syrian airbase, US envoy fears escalation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "It has, in fact, repeatedly indicated a preference for de-escalation with Israel," he said.
44% : The development comes as security tensions have heightened between Israel and Turkey, which have become more direct with their rhetoric over Syria.
34% : Israel's seizure of southwest Syria Israel seized ground in southwest Syria in the months following Assad's fall and struck Syrian military heavy weapons and equipment, as Israeli officials learned of the militant Islamist background of Syria's new government.
34% : Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on August 6 said that Israel continues to pose a threat to Syria's security with its attacks and called for global pressure on Tel Aviv to respect the Arab country's territorial integrity.
30% : Notably, Israel also periodically bombed Syria during Assad's rule in a move to pull back Iranian influence from the region.

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