Syria warns Israel poses ‘the greatest threat’ to Middle East stability

UNSC meeting on Syria turned into a heated debate between Israel and Turkiye over troops in Syrian territory.Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026The United Nations Security Council’s monthly meeting on Syria’s post-Assad transition has seen Syria, Israel and Turkiye trade accusations over who can rightfully have a military presence on Syrian soil.Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ibrahim Olabi, told council members on Thursday that he had hoped to focus on the country’s progress but was compelled to address Israel’s actions in Syria, according to a UN summary of the meeting.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel expands military control in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria by 1,000sq kmlist 2 of 3Syria begins destroying al-Assad-era chemical weapons materialslist 3 of 3Syria detains Assad-era general accused of bloody crackdown on protestsend of list“Israel penetrated our villages, displaced our people, bombed our facilities while we chose to spare the region further suffering,” he said, accusing Israel of responding to mediation efforts and dialogue with “air strikes, incursions and violations”.Olabi said Israeli aggression poses “the greatest threat facing the stabil...