Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday voiced his apologize to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish people for violating the nation's airspace, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website.



Olmert voiced the apologize at the weekly cabinet meeting in response to Ankara's claims that Israel Air Force aircraft violated Turkish airspace on Sept. 6, when Israel allegedly carried out an airstrike against a target in Syria, according to the report.



"If indeed Israeli aircraft entered Turkey's airspace, we did not mean to do so or to undermine the Turkish sovereignty in any way," Olmert was quoted as saying.



On Sept. 6, Syrian defense forces announced that they opened fire on Israeli aircraft which flew over northern Syria and dropped ammunition.



Following the operation, Turkey also asked Israel for clarification after finding two fuel tanks on its territory near the Syrian border allegedly belonging to Israeli warplanes.



Source: Xinhua