Foreign Ministry: Israel is the greatest threat to our region

The statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs included the following expressions:

"The provocative statements by Israeli ministers toward our country reflect not only their state of mind but also the aggressive and expansionist policies of the fundamentalist and racist Israeli government.

It should be questioned why the developments in Syria and Lebanon, which hold great promise for the peace, stability, and prosperity of our region and are supported by the entire world, disturb Israel.

Although there was no provocation or attack directed at it in the Syrian theater, the air and ground attacks that Israel carried out simultaneously on many points last night (April 2) have no explanation other than Israel's foreign policy approach that feeds on conflict.

It is not possible for Israeli ministers to hide the genocide they are committing in Gaza, the total war being waged against the Palestinian people, settler terrorism, the intention to annex the West Bank, and the expansionist ambitions behind their attacks on Syria and Lebanon by targeting Turkey.

With its attacks targeting the territorial integrity and national unity of regional countries, Israel has become the greatest threat to the security of our region. As a strategic destabilizer in the region, Israel both causes chaos and fuels terrorism.

Therefore, for the establishment of security in the entire region, Israel must first abandon its expansionist policies, withdraw from the lands it occupies, and stop undermining efforts toward the establishment of stability in Syria.

It is important for the international community to assume its responsibility in the context of preventing Israel's increasingly reckless aggression."