On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called on Israeli citizens in Turkey to return to Turkey amid recent threats by Iran to target Israelis.
“After several attempts by Iran to carry out terrorist attacks against the Israelis living there, we urge the Israelis not to travel to Istanbul or Turkey unless absolutely necessary,” the foreign minister said in a statement. as soon as possible.” .
In recent weeks, the Israeli press has published reports of attempts to carry out attacks against Israelis in Turkey, citing sources who preferred not to be named.
According to the media, these efforts were thwarted in cooperation with the Israeli and Turkish security services.
The “real and immediate danger” of “assassination and kidnapping” was mentioned at the time.
According to the Secretary of State, “many Israelis’ lives were saved” without being informed that the security services “saved their lives”.
“I want to thank the Turkish government for its efforts to protect the lives of Israeli citizens,” Lapid said in a statement.
And Lapid sent a message to the Iranians, saying, “Whoever harms the Israelis will pay the price, and we will pursue them everywhere.”
Israel strongly opposes the 2015 nuclear deal, which the United States withdrew from in 2018, and the Jewish government pledged to do whatever it takes to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb.
The Jewish government sees Iran’s nuclear program as a threat to its security and accuses Tehran of trying to obtain an atomic bomb, which Tehran has consistently denied.
Following the withdrawal of the United States from the agreement, it re-imposed sanctions on Iran, which began in 2019 to withdraw from its nuclear commitments under the agreement.
Source: Lebanon Debate
