Turkey
“Israel is working to foil the Iranians’ attempts to carry out an attack and is preparing to respond with force in the face of any threat to Israeli citizens everywhere,” says Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Turkish police deploy in “unprecedented” numbers to protect Israelis from attack by Iranian terror cells.
Comes as Jewish state raises travel warning for Istanbul to highest level, calls on citizens to leave Turkey amid Iranian terror plots.
Tourists received a call from Israeli security not to return to the hotel, where an Iranian cell was waiting.
It follows a previous alert for all of Turkey in light of security concerns regarding Iranian attempts to attack Israeli targets in the country.
Iran is stepping up efforts to harm Israelis in Turkey, Israeli official tells Israeli media.
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Giora Eiland said “Israeli intelligence either knows or estimates that an Iranian squad is already in Turkey to launch an attack against Israelis.”
Israeli Counter-Terror Bureau warns of “increasing concern” regarding the possibility of an Iranian attack in retaliation for the killing of an IRGC officer in Tehran.
Turkish foreign minister arrives in Israel for official visit
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will hold discussions with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov, visit Yad Vashem and tour Jerusalem’s Old City and Temple Mount.
“I’m first and foremost an Israeli citizen,” said Loay Sakas. “I represent the country and want everyone here to live in peace with each other.”
In a phone call, “the two leaders discussed the importance of open and ongoing dialogue for the maintenance of calm and stability in the whole region, especially in present times.”
Israeli agents interrogated Mansour Rassouli in his home in Iran, according to Israeli media reports • Other assassination targets reportedly included a U.S. general in Germany and a journalist in France.
