Israeli airstrikes hit Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria's Idlib province - Anadolu Ajansı

In northwest Syria on August 18, 2026, Israeli airstrikes hit the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Idlib province. Syria and the US said Israel struck the air base. Israel confirmed the strike, saying it was meant to ensure its security and claiming Turkey was planning to deploy forces there. Turkey condemned the strikes, as did Egypt, and the US reacted with outrage.

Separately, the Israeli military said it found the remains of Yehuda Katz, who went missing during the First Lebanon War in 1982, in Syria. The UN nuclear watchdog also excavated a suspected Syrian nuclear site as Damascus pledged safeguards; Le Monde reported that the agency found 'tonnes of nuclear material' at a site built under Bashar al-Assad.