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Erdogan claims Israel’s Syria strikes ‘unacceptable and a threat to the entire region’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa discussed Israel’s strikes on Damascus in a phone call today, Turkey’s presidency says, adding Erdogan voiced support for Damascus after Jerusalem said the intervention was to protect Syria’s Druze minority from massacres by regime forces.
The presidency says Erdogan alleged that Israel’s strikes were “unacceptable and a threat to the entire region,” and Ankara welcomed a ceasefire reached with Syria’s Druze. Sharaa thanked Erdogan for Turkey’s support in protecting Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, it adds.
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