The government of Turkey just warned Israel that it must leave Syria or else there will be consequences, as we read in the Times of Israel:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel must withdraw its forces from Syria or it will cause “unfavorable outcomes for everyone.”

“The aggressive actions of the forces attacking Syrian territory, Israel, in particular, must come to an end as soon as possible,” he said during a meeting of his party in Ankara.

“Everyone should take their hands off Syria and we, along with our Syrian brothers, will crush the heads of Islamic State, the YPG and other terrorist organizations in a short time.”

Israel in response warned Ankara against “unnecessary threats.”

“Israel completely rejects the Turkish president’s statement,” the Foreign Ministry said. “The aggressive imperialist actor in Syria (as well as in northern Cyprus, Libya, and other areas in the Middle East) is Turkey itself, and it is advisable for the Turkish president to avoid unnecessary threats. The State of Israel will continue to act to protect its borders from any threat.”

This threat has been declared not too long after the Israeli government announced that it must prepare for a potential war with Turkey. As Israel’s Nagel Committee announced:

“We must not forget the source from which the rebels and their leaders came, and for this reason it must be taken into account that Israel may find itself facing a new threat that will be created in Syria, which will in certain respects be no less serious than the previous one, in the form of an extremist Sunni force that will also not accept the very existence of Israel. A greater threat may arise from the Syrians than the Iranian threat, which was limited due to continuous Israeli activity, as well as due to the necessity to operate within the limitations imposed on it by the sovereign Syrian state. The problem will intensify if the Syrian force becomes in practice a ‘Turkish’ emissary, as part of realizing Turkey’s dream of restoring the Ottoman crown to its former glory, and lead to a direct Turkish-Israeli conflict.”

A clash between Turkey and Israel is inevitable, especially now given that Assad was removed and Turkey has been enabled (partially thanks to Israel) to entrench itself further in Syria.