According to a 2021 report, Hamas’s headquarters in Istanbul has directed hundreds of terrorist attacks against Israelis and laundered millions of dollars.
On Wednesday, Turkey’s warning level for Israeli tourists was raised to level 4 – the highest possible designation – and Israeli authorities urged citizens in the country to return to Israel as quickly as possible.
'Whatever the election result, we want to maintain relations with Israel on a sustainable basis, based on mutual respect for sensitivities and common interests,' says the Turkish president.
Visiting Iran while it is trying to kill Israelis in Turkey is a 'strategic error' and shows a 'worrying lack of concern' for Israeli lives, says Yair Lapid • Iran: Indirect nuclear talks with the U.S. to resume soon.
'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.
Israel's National Security Counci said that since the killing of a senior member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, "there is an increased concern in the defense establishment that there will be Iranian attempts to harm Israelis around the world."