NYT > World News Turkey and Israel Vie for Middle East Influence as Tensions Spike Par : Ben Hubbard 29 août 2026 à 05:03 Israel’s strike on a Syrian base to pre-empt the feared deployment of Turkish forces was part of a growing competition in the Middle East and beyond. © Ugur Yildirim/Dia Photo, via Associated PressPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, this year. Analysts and officials fear the growing rivalry between Turkey and Israel could exacerbate volatility in the Middle East.