Overview
- Turkish police engaged three gunmen outside the building that hosts Israel’s consulate Tuesday, killing one attacker and detaining two who were wounded.
- Two officers suffered minor injuries during a firefight that witnesses said lasted several minutes in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş business district.
- Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said the suspects drove in from Izmit in a rental car, and early checks point to links with a group that uses religion to justify violence.
- The Istanbul prosecutor opened a criminal probe, while Israel condemned the assault and praised Turkey’s swift response, a stance echoed by the U.S. embassy.
- Early reports that two assailants were killed were later corrected by officials, who confirmed one dead; no Israeli diplomats were on site, as the consulate has been unstaffed since 2024.