Israel struck Syria after Turkey 'crossed a red line', envoy to US says

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter told The Jerusalem Post that Israel had received clear intelligence indicating that Turkey intended to significantly expand its military presence in Syria, a move Jerusalem viewed as crossing a red line.“We are not seeking escalation or war with either Turkey or Syria. But a red linewas crossed,” he said.His comments came following Israel's strike in Syria and subsequent criticism from both the Syrian and Turkish governments.“This was supposed to be a blatant Turkish violation of the understandings,” Leiter said. “Those who needed to be exposed to the intelligence received it. Those who needed to know what was coming knew.