Israeli and Turkish officials foiled an attempted attack on Israelis by an Iranian network operating in Turkey.
Iranian attempts to attack Israeli targets in Turkey were foiled by Israeli security forces, KAN News reported on Sunday afternoon.
As per the report, security officials from Israel updated their Turkish counterparts on the intent to carry out an attack against Israelis on Turkish lands and asked for their assistance to foil the attacks.
The attacks were reportedly planned by an Iranian network operating in Turkey.
Iranian vengeance
The Islamic Republic has vowed to exact revenge on Israel, which is reportedly responsible for the assassination of Quds Force militant Col. Hassan Sayad Khodayari in Tehran last month. Khodayari was deputy commander of Quds Force’s Unit 840, the unit responsible for terrorist operations against Israeli and Western targets outside of Iran.
Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) suffered another loss a week later due to the mysterious death of Ali Esmailzadeh, another Quds Force general who reportedly fell from the roof of his house to his death later in May.
Family members of Colonel Sayad Khodai, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, weep over his body in his car after he was reportedly shot by two assailants in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2022. (credit: IRGC/WANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Israel prepared for Iranian attack in Turkey
Israel, according to reports, intended to send a warning to the Islamic Republic to halt the operations of the IRGC’s terrorist unit whose existence has never been confirmed by Iran.
Israel prepared for a response from Iran for the Tehran assassination by bolstering its air-defense batteries in the North amid fear of an Iranian retaliatory attack from Lebanon. Israel’s National Security Council issued a heightened travel warning against Israelis traveling to Turkey due to ongoing foreign reports claiming that Israelis traveling to Turkey and Cyprus are under threat.
In February, a previous attempt to harm Israeli businessman Yair Geller in Turkey was again foiled by Israeli and Turkish defense officials.
This is a developing story.
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