Turkey warns Israel, which announced that it will 'hunt' Hamas abroad
Following the statement from Israel, Turkish intelligence sources stated that "necessary warnings were given to the interlocutors" and that an attitude in the opposite direction would have "serious consequences".Turkey reacted to Ronen Bar, the head of Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet, saying that he would "hunt" Hamas in Lebanon, Turkey and Qatar.According to Anadolu Agency, Turkish intelligence sources stated that, following the statement from Israel, "necessary warnings were made to the interlocutors" and that an attitude in the opposite direction would have "serious consequences".
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Intelligence sources emphasized that "the operations of any organization that will try to carry out illegal activities in the territory of the Republic of Turkey will not be allowed" and reminded that the intelligence agencies in question have tried to carry out illegal activities in the territory of the Republic of Turkey before. Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar stated in a recording broadcast on Israeli state television KAN that "they are determined to kill Hamas leaders all over the world, including Qatar, Turkey and Lebanon, even if it takes years." While Shin Bet refused to comment on the issue, it is not known when and to whom Bar made these statements.
In the Bar audio recording, Bar said, "The cabinet set us the goal of eliminating Hamas. This is our Munich. We will do this everywhere, in Gaza, in the West Bank, in Lebanon, in Turkey, in Qatar. A few years." It will take time, but we will be there to do it." He used the following expressions: By "Munich" the director was referring to Israel's response to the 1972 attack on the Munich Olympic Games by gunmen from the Palestinian group Black September, killing 11 Israeli athletes. Israel responded to this attack by carrying out assassination operations against members of the Black September organization in various countries for several years.
source:euronews