Netanyahu Floats "Hexagon Alliance" as Counter-Initiative

Israeli media report Prime Minister Netanyahu has introduced the concept of a "Hexagon Alliance" as a potential counter to the Mecca pact and has lobbied Washington against F-35 sales to Turkey. Israeli minister Amichai Chikli warns Israel should prepare for the possibility of military friction — including at sea — with Turkey, while former PM Naftali Bennett has previously described Turkey as "the new Iran."