The Syrian government has condemned Israel's "impunity" as Israel stepped up air strikes on Syria, with jets hitting military targets, including an airport. Wednesday's attacks, which included ground incursions, killed 13 people, with Israel claiming it was responding to fire from gunmen during an operation in the south.

The Netanyahu administration is worried that Ankara could be on the way to fill the vacuum left by Russia and Iran in Syria

Israel defended the moves as necessary security measures, but Syria accused it of trying to destabilize the country.