# ‘Trying to dominate’: In Cyprus, some fear Israel’s growing influence

https://mins.news/en/item/103034

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 11:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/16/an-easy-target-how-israel-is-embedding-itself-in-the-cypriot-state?traffic_source=rss

> Israeli companies and institutions now have a presence in Cyprus’s water, gas, health and defence sectors. The government presents the ties as a security alliance against Türkiye, but some Cypriots interviewed fear their country is ceding control of systems it cannot live without.

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