Israel targets Syrian airbases to warn Turkey against interference, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces protests at home and ramps up efforts to expand influence in Syria and region as a whole.

A growing confrontation between Israel and Turkey over influence in Syria is posing a serious challenge for Syria's fragile new government.On Wednesday night, Israel bombed several military targets in Syria,

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, discussed Israeli strikes in Syria, the U.S. policy U-turn and sanctions, and a possible Ukraine-Russia peace deal in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels on Friday. Here are some of his key comments: SYRIA, ISRAEL, UNITED STATES:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s military is “switching gears” in Gaza, dividing and seizing more parts of the strip, a move experts say could mean Israel establishing deeper, more long-term control over the territory.

In pressing forward with its assault on the territory, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages. But other objectives have emerged.

Israel announced the launch of a new ground offensive in Gaza City on Friday, with rescuers saying military operations had killed at least 30 people across the Palestinian territory since