Turkiye has criticised Israel’s attacks on Syria and its ongoing occupation of the country’s southern provinces, calling it part of an Israeli expansionist agenda. Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that his government “will not allow” Syria’s new authorities and its armed forces to enter territory south of the capital Damascus, stating his demand for “full demilitarisation of southern Syria”. Following those remarks, Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated after a press briefing on Monday that “Netanyahu’s government and those who follow his agenda are using the current situation to further Israel’s expansionism.” READ: Israel seeks to employ Druze from Syria The Turkish diplomat warned that Israel’s “ongoing occupations in Lebanon and Syria, the provocation and attempted […]
