The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a monthly meeting on Syria's post-Assad transition, where Syria, Israel, and Turkiye exchanged accusations regarding military presence on Syrian territory. Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ibrahim Olabi, expressed his desire to discuss the country's progress but felt compelled to address Israel's actions in Syria, according to a UN summary of the meeting.
Olabi stated, "Israel penetrated our villages, displaced our people, bombed our facilities while we chose to spare the region further suffering," accusing Israel of responding to mediation efforts with air strikes and incursions. He claimed that Israeli actions pose "the greatest threat facing the stability of the entire region, not just Syria," referencing an emergency declaration by 44 nations condemning a visit by Israeli leadership to Jabal al-Sheikh in Syrian territory on September 9 as unlawful and a violation of international law.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon minimized Israel's presence in Syria and redirected attention to Turkiye, warning that Ankara intended to expand its military capabilities in Syria. He stated, "If Israel’s tiny defensive buffer is considered a threat to Syrian stability, then what about a foreign power that controls a much larger portion of Syrian territory and is building its military presence there? I am talking about Turkiye." Danon noted that Turkiye has 20,000 troops and over 100 bases in Syria, controlling 5 percent of its territory, which he described as significantly larger than Israel’s security buffer.
Turkish Ambassador to the UN Ahmet Yildiz responded by asserting that Turkish forces in Syria were present at the invitation of Damascus. He rejected Israel's portrayal of Turkiye's cooperation with Syria as a threat, stating, "We categorically reject Israel’s attempts to smear Turkiye’s legitimate cooperation with Syria and portray it as a threat in an effort to justify its own violations of international law." Yildiz accused Israel of undermining peace efforts through reckless attacks and called for Israel to de-escalate and withdraw its forces, emphasizing that discussions in Syria should move beyond proxy issues, which he described as traumatizing.