Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed on Monday that Turkey has arrested "a number of terrorists," in coordination with Israel as part of an attempt to thwart attacks against Jews and Israelis in Istanbul, APA reports citing Haaretz.
Though Bennett did not mention that Iran was behind these plans, his comments come as Israel issued severe warnings to its citizens abroad that Iranian operatives plan to kidnap or harm them.
"The operational efforts together with the Turkish security services have been fruitful," Bennett told journalists in Jerusalem. "In recent days, in a joint Israeli-Turkish effort, we have thwarted several terrorist [attempts] and several terrorists have been arrested on Turkish soil."
According to Bennett, Turkey and Israel are cooperating "tightly and on all levels." He personally thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his help, echoing Israel's President Isaac Herzog expression of gratitude to the Turkish president on Sunday in a phone call.
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