Turkey supports the Palestinians and criticizes Israel while still observing distant relations with Iran. Turkish military involvement in the growing regional conflict is therefore unlikely, experts say.

In a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, Turkey is leveraging its unique position to quietly diminish Iranian power and cut into Israel’s foothold in West Asia

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by an Israeli airstrike was a "war crime" and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon.