Mossad Chief Secretly Contacted This Arab Country, Suddenly Targeting Turkey

The head of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, Roman Gofman, reportedly held a telephone call with Syria’s Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, on 14 August. Three sources revealed that the high-level call specifically discussed Turkey’s military presence and manoeuvres in Syria.

According to Reuters, one source detailed that the conversation was heavily centred on Israeli concerns. A second source, a senior official, also confirmed that Gofman used the call to ask specifically about Turkish arms supplies to Syrian forces.

“Israel’s questions about what (Turkey) is doing in terms of increasing their military presence, as well as arms sales, drone provision, and other issues,” the source explained.

The telephone call between the two senior figures took place just days before Israel unilaterally bombarded Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase on Tuesday. Responding to the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that his country would never tolerate the establishment of a Turkish military presence in Syria that threatens Israeli sovereignty.

“We made it clear to Turkey - Don’t. Apparently they did not hear that message, so we made sure they understood it better,” he stressed.

Responding to the deadly strikes, Turkey’s Presidential Office on Wednesday firmly rejected all of Israel’s accusations and described them as a mere pretext to legitimise illegal airstrikes.

“We continue to work with the Syrian Government on a legitimate basis for the establishment of peace, stability, and prosperity,” it stated without referring to any military deployment plans.

Meanwhile, the US Ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, also condemned the bombing. He described the action as unnecessary on the part of Tel Aviv.

“An unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability,” he said.

As background, Turkey has emerged as the closest ally of the new Syrian government since President Ahmed al-Sharaa succeeded in toppling the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad in 2024. This closeness has sparked major concerns in Israel regarding Ankara’s growing influence on its northern border.

Despite being allied with Turkey, President Sharaa, who now has close relations with Washington, stated in July that Syria was working hard to reach a security agreement with Israel. The US is reportedly facilitating an information-sharing mechanism and dialogue to build de-escalation of the conflict between Israel, Turkey, and Syria.