3 gunmen open fire outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul, dubbed 'terrorists' by Turkish official

A gunfight pinch constabulary extracurricular nan Israeli consulate successful Istanbul, Turkey, near 1 attacker dead, 2 others injured and 2 constabulary officers sustaining insignificant injuries.

The equipped attackers had ties to an activistic group that "exploits religion," according to Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci connected X.

"The identities of nan terrorists person been identified," he wrote successful a station translated by X. "It has been wished that nan individuals, who arrived successful Istanbul by a rental conveyance from Izmit, see 1 pinch ties to an statement that exploits religion; and it has besides been established that 1 of nan 2 terrorists, who are brothers, has a supplier record."

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A plainclothes constabulary serviceman holds a weapon aft gunfire was reported adjacent nan building lodging nan Israeli consulate successful Istanbul, Turkey, connected April 7, 2026. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

U.S. ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack condemned nan onslaught and praised Turkish authorities.

"The United States condemns successful nan strongest position today’s onslaught connected nan Israeli Consulate successful Istanbul," Barrack wrote connected X. "Attacks connected negotiated missions are attacks connected nan world bid — and an battle connected nan principles that hindrance nations together. We commend Türkiye and Turkish information forces for their swift and decisive response."

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Police officers pulled retired guns and took screen arsenic shots rang retired for astatine slightest 10 minutes adjacent a imperishable information checkpoint adjacent nan Israeli consulate successful Istanbul. One personification was seen covered successful humor amid nan solid towers successful nan bosom of nan city's main financial district.

Footage obtained by Reuters showed an evident attacker, successful a acheronian apical and carrying a backpack, moving among parked achromatic police and information buses and firing, pinch an automatic firearm and a handgun.

Two bodies laic connected adjacent streets and parking areas, adjacent grassy areas.

Turkish Police typical forces guidelines defender adjacent nan Israeli consulate building successful Istanbul, Turkey, aft gunfire was reported connected April 7, 2026. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

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Two constabulary officers were lightly wounded successful nan attack, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters astatine nan scene.

He said location had been nary Israeli negotiated staff astatine nan consulate for 2-1/2 years, since nan Hamas-Israel warfare began successful 2023, starring to a heavy chill successful Turkish-Israeli negotiated ties.

The Israeli overseas ministry confirmed location were nary unit astatine nan consulate astatine nan clip of nan shootings.

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The incident occurred adjacent to a awesome motorway conscionable aft midday, instantly extracurricular nan building wherever nan Israeli consulate is located. The gunfire echoed wrong adjacent slope headquarters, wherever thousands of workers were breaking for lunch.

Turkey, a fierce professional of Israel's subject operations successful Gaza, had recalled its ambassador from Israel successful November 2023 and diplomatic relations person been efficaciously stiff since then.

Turkish Police typical forces locomotion adjacent nan building lodging nan Israeli consulate successful Istanbul, Turkey, aft gunfire was heard connected April 7, 2026. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

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At nan aforesaid clip that year, Israeli diplomats near Turkey owed to security concerns aft pro-Palestinian protests erupted crossed nan state and successful beforehand of nan consulate. Since then, a heavy equipped constabulary beingness has been maintained successful nan area adjacent nan consulate.

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.