Israel imposes its conditions on Turkey: Preventing military bases in Syria.

In a move with strategic implications and revealing deep shifts in regional understandings, the Israeli Chief of Staff, General Eyal Zamir, announced Israel's reaching of an important agreement with Turkish leaders, solidifying an understanding of what he described as Israeli "red lines" in the Syrian arena. According to Zamir, Ankara has fully agreed not to establish any Turkish military base or one affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood or any Sunni entity within Syrian territories, particularly in southern Syria, the Syrian coast, and the areas extending from the south to the Iraqi borders. General Zamir clarified that the agreement is not limited to rejecting the establishment of bases only, but also includes a clear Turkish commitment not to maintain any form of security or military presence in Syria, reflecting a direct response to escalating Israeli concerns about Turkish encroachment in Syrian depth, and the transformation of some areas into Islamic strongholds that may pose a long-term threat to Israeli security. This announcement comes at a time when relations between Tel Aviv and Ankara are marked by anticipation and caution, and the new understanding seems to indicate a mutual desire to avoid escalation and establish a kind of geopolitical balance in the region, especially with tensions escalating on multiple fronts in the Middle East.