VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“Our message was very clear. Don’t. I guess they didn’t quite understand the message,”
Benjamin Netanyahu · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20
Netanyahu said Israel had warned Syria not to allow a Turkish presence at the base before the strike.
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