Israeli media reported on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, that the Israeli army had issued instructions to prevent all officers and military personnel from traveling to Turkey, while reports that Israelis were fleeing an Iranian kidnapping operation in Istanbul.
According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the Israeli army has ordered all officers, permanent staff and soldiers on Turkish soil to leave immediately, given reports of possible Iranian attacks on Israeli targets.
The decision also includes revoking all exceptional licenses granted to officers and allowing them to stay in Turkey, the newspaper reported.
The new directives prohibit all members of the Israeli army from traveling, even on indirect flights, which requires stopping at Turkish airports.
This is in light of growing concerns within the Israeli security services that Tehran-affiliated parties may launch attacks against Israeli targets in Turkey.
For its part, Israel Channel 12 reported that Turkish security forces, in the midst of intense security efforts in cooperation with Mossad, have strengthened their presence in areas where Israeli citizens are staying to prevent targeting of Israelis.
The channel reported that Israeli security officials spoke by telephone with about a thousand Israeli citizens in Turkey and warned them of possible Iranian attacks.
He also claimed that an Iranian cell intended to kidnap an Israeli citizen and thwarted the operation at the last minute.
Channel 12 quoted a citizen who had been “kidnapped” as saying that he “escaped at the last moment after a physical fight.”
On Monday evening, Israel’s Channel 13 reported details claiming that “Israeli security officials intervened to evacuate a number of people from Turkey immediately” and claiming that there was an imminent danger from the Iranians, and that the channel showed that a number of Israelis In the past, they were forced to leave Turkey due to security concerns.
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett blamed Israel for the recent killings in Iran, saying it was a “year of change” in everything related to Israel’s strategy toward Iran, and that Israel “in “It’s working.” Anytime and anywhere “against Tehran.
Source: Lebanon Debate
