“We will never allow espionage activities to be carried out within the borders of our country. We will catch them one by one and bring them to justice,” Ali Yerlikaya, the interior minister, said on Twitter.
Turkish police have detained seven people suspected of selling information to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.
One of the suspects, a detective, was trained by Mossad and received off-book payments in cryptocurrency, the Turkish intelligence agency said. He is suspected of gathering information on Middle Eastern companies and individuals in Turkey, placing tracking devices and engaging in surveillance.
“We will never allow espionage activities to be carried out within the borders of our country. We will catch them one by one and bring them to justice,” Ali Yerlikaya, the interior minister, said on Twitter.
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This is the latest in a series of incidents in which Ankara has made accusations of Mossad espionage. The Turkish government has warned Israel of “serious consequences” if it tries to hunt down Hamas members living outside the Palestinian territories, including in Turkey.
Turkish police have detained seven people suspected of selling information to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.
Israel uncovers Hamas weapons depot near school
Israeli counter-terrorist troops have discovered a Hamas weapons depot close to a school, the army reported.
The IDF said it had “intelligence indications” of the site, which had been used as a shelter for civilians, near to a school in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis.
The depot contained dozens of firearms, ammunition, rockets, mortars, grenades, and other military equipment, the IDF said. It was located near a further site containing a cache of dozens more rockets and military equipment.
Footage shared by the IDF shows Palestinian Islamic Jihad flags at both locations.
The IDF has encouraged civilians to evacuate Khan Younis in recent days as it carries out an operation to flush out Hamas militants and uncover supply centres in the area.
Harris criticism of Israel ‘watered down’ by White House
Kamala Harris’ pointed speech on the need for a ceasefire in Gaza was harsher towards Israel in its original draft, reports suggest.
The US vice-president’s speech, in which she called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and described conditions in the Strip as “inhumane”, marked a sea change in Washington’s language towards Israel.
Before it was sent to the National Security Council for review, the vice-president’s address called out Israel even more directly about the need to immediately allow additional aid trucks in, NBC reported, citing a current and former official familiar with the speech.
One official described Harris’ original language as strong but not controversial.
Asked about reports that the speech Sunday was moderated to be less aggressive, Kirsten Allen, Harris’ communications director, said, “That is inaccurate.”
One of the suspects, a detective, was trained by Mossad and received off-book payments in cryptocurrency, the Turkish intelligence agency said. He is suspected of gathering information on Middle Eastern companies and individuals in Turkey, placing tracking devices and engaging in surveillance.
