Erdogan urges Russia, Syria and Iran to take action after Israeli strike on Damascus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Russia, Syria and Iran to take stronger measures to protect Syria's territorial integrity following Israel's recent strike on Damascus.

"Israel is the most concrete threat to regional and global peace," Erdogan said in a Turkish media interview, according to Reuters.

He emphasised that "it is essential that Russia, Iran and Syria take more effective actions against this situation, which represents the greatest threat to Syria’s territorial integrity", according to a statement from the Turkish presidency.