ALBAWABA - Turkey arrested 44 people suspected of working with the Israeli secret service agency, the Mossad.
Turkey Arrests Over 40 Suspects for Ties to a Mossad Operationhttps://t.co/8DN1xTl3z7
— DAYS OF PALESTINEᅠ (@DaysOfPal) December 14, 2022
Local Turkish sources announced the arrests on Wednesday, but then it was picked up by different websites in Israel, Palestine and elsewhere globally.
Turkish authorities have arrested 44 suspected Israeli spies accused of gathering information on Palestinians and NGOs in the country, according to Turkish media reports. https://t.co/sFboOojuUa
— The New Arab (@The_NewArab) December 14, 2022
The arrests were the result of the Turkish police working in coordination with the country's National Intelligence Organization (MIT).
Security authorities in #Turkey thwarted the activities of an alleged #Mossad operation against Palestinian organizations working on Turkish territory on Wednesday, Turkish media has reported.https://t.co/7JEnAC5InP
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 14, 2022
The alleged agents, working through several consulting companies in Istanbul, purportedly gathered information on Palestinians living in Turkey and local NGOs, while feeding the information to the Mossad.
Turkey arrests 44 people with links to Mossad for spying on Palestinians: Report
— #SupportPalestine #BDS #Yemen #Kashmir #Assange (@ChristineJameis) December 14, 2022
The Turkish police have arrested 44 people suspected of working for Israel’s Mossad spy agency to collect information on the Palestinians living in Turkey, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/APZmZ9riDA
The development is serious, considering that Turkish-Israeli relations have seen a thaw following political tensions. The two Mideast nations agreed to exchange ambassadors in August.
