Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said there were signs that Israel was still seeking an opportunity to attack Iran, warning such a move could further destabilize the region.
"I hope they find a different path, but the reality is that Israel, in particular, is looking for an opportunity to strike Iran," Fidan said in a televised interview on Friday.
Turkey made news earlier this week when it recently deployed an advanced radar system at Damascus International Airport in a move that could limit Israel’s freedom of action in Syrian airspace.
Over the past year, Israel has operated freely in Syrian airspace, using it to reach targets in other countries, such as Iran.
Rising Israeli-Turkish tensions
Recently, tensions between Israel and Turkey have escalated.
Yeni Safak, a Turkish outlet with a pro-President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spin, published a headline declaring “Israel is Turkey’s number one enemy” a day after a trilateral meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leaders of Greece and Cyprus.
During that meeting, Netanyahu stated, “To those who fantasize about restoring their empires, it’s not going to happen,” in an apparent reference to Erdogan.