Tehran, Apr 8:
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday severely condemned the terrorist attack on the Israeli Consulate in Turkey’s Istanbul while vowing that “terror will not deter” them. The statement came after a gunfight erupted between three attackers and police personnel deployed outside the building housing the closed Israeli Consulate in Turkey’s Istanbul city on Tuesday.
All three attackers were killed in the incident outside the consulate building in Besiktas district, local media reported. “We strongly condemn the terrorist attack on the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul today. We appreciate the Turkish security forces’ swift action in thwarting this attack. Israeli missions around the world have been subjected to countless threats and terrorist attacks. Terror will not deter us,” Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X.
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the incident, country’s leading media outlet Daily Sabah reported citing a statement from Turkey’s Justice Minister Akin Gurlek. “Upon the reports of gunfire sounds in the vicinity of the Israeli Consulate located in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has immediately initiated an investigation.