US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack accused Israel of failing to provide a warning before its military strikes in Syria this week, calling the attacks an "unnecessary escalation" that may have been intended to "lure Turkey." Israeli officials denied the claim, with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stating that Israel had shared intelligence information with "US authorized parties" before Tuesday's strikes. Katz also condemned Barrack's remarks as "full of inaccuracies" and contrary to US President Donald Trump's position on Israel's military occupation of the Golan Heights. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defended the strikes, citing concerns that Turkey was preparing to deploy troops in the region and had disregarded warnings. Turkey denied the accusations, and Barrack stated that the US had concluded that the alleged military activity "did not take place."