Retired Turkish admiral Cihat Yaycı issued an unusual threat toward Israel. According to Maariv, he claimed that in the event of a confrontation, 30 million men would move south. According to Behadrei Haredim, he presented a scenario of a ground war in which "30 million men will flow south".
According to Behadrei Haredim, Yaycı accused Jerusalem of trying to turn Syria into its "backyard". According to Kikar HaShabbat, he is issuing sharp threats against Israel and "millions of Turkish men will march south".
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Maariv
Cihat Yaycı stated that "the Turkish military will crush the Israeli military just as one crushes a bug".
Behadrei Haredim
Yaycı accused Jerusalem of trying to turn Syria into its "backyard" and of igniting a Sunni-Shiite conflict in the Middle East.
Kikar HaShabbat
The report notes "combative rhetoric without operational capability".
