The Syrian Democratic Forces official, who was not named, reportedly sent the plea to The Times of Israel via text message.
“The State of Israel must work to put an end to this war that is killing women and children and expelling civilians from their homes,” the unnamed official was quoted as saying.
The official added that they were confident the Jewish people would not leave the Kurds due to their own experience of persecution.
“I am certain that the Jewish people understand the situation of the Kurdish people best because it lived these types of dangers throughout much of its history. I am sure that it will not stand by idly as our region faces Turkey’s terror,” the SDF official reportedly said.
A day after the operation was launched, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Ankara’s actions, saying that his government was prepared to send humanitarian aid to Kurds in northern Syria.
“Israel strongly condemns the Turkish invasion of the Kurdish areas in Syria and warns against the ethnic cleansing of the Kurds by Turkey and its proxies,” a statement from the Israeli leader’s office said at the time. “Israel is prepared to extend humanitarian assistance to the gallant Kurdish people.”
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