The Israeli Foreign Ministry said, according to what was reported by the “Times of Israel” newspaper, that it was in contact with the Israeli consulate in Istanbul to find out whether any of its citizens was in the explosion.
Gantz comforted
“I extend my condolences to the Turkish government and the Turkish people for the dead who fell today in the terrorist operation that took place in Istanbul. ”
He added: “The Israeli security system is ready to provide any assistance.
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Israelis near the explosion
Hebrew reports stated that Israeli citizens were near the scene of the explosion.
An Israeli woman who was in the Taksim area said when the explosion occurred that he had occurred outside a restaurant that Israeli tourists were frequent, according to “Times of Israel. ”
“It was a terrible explosion, and it is difficult to describe what happened there. ”
She was with her daughters at the time of the explosion, which killed 6 people and injured more than 50 others.
There was also another Israeli near the place, and he said in his testimony that he was approximately 150 meters from the explosion site.
Avi bin Yishai said that he was his painful back from the shock that he suffered after the explosion, adding: “I felt a real Bedouin and everything turned into smoke, and the people were running in panic. ”
The former player and football coach, Beni Lam, reported that he was at the site of the explosion.
He said: “Today we arrived in Istanbul, and we went directly from the airport to the restaurant, and we sat there for an hour, and when we had to leave, we heard the explosion that was far from us 30-40 meters. ”
Warnings and attacks
Someone has not adopted the responsibility for the explosion yet, and he does not know what was specifically targeting.
But Israel warned its citizens several months ago against the possibility of Iranian attacks and then invited them to leave.
3 Israelis were killed in 2016 when an explosion occurred in the Taksim area..
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