At least two dead in gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul

A plainclothes constabulary serviceman holds a gun, aft gunfire was heard adjacent the gathering lodging the Israeli consulate, according to a witness, successful Istanbul, Turkey, connected April 7, 2026. [Murad Sezer/Reuters]

At slightest two attackers were killed and 1 was earnestly injured successful an extended weapon conflict betwixt constabulary and assailants straight extracurricular the gathering lodging the Israeli consulate successful Istanbul ⁠on Tuesday, according to media ⁠reports and Reuters video.

Reuters video showed constabulary officers pulling retired guns ​and taking screen arsenic shots ⁠rang retired for astatine slightest 10 minutes. One idiosyncratic was covered successful ⁠blood.

Other footage obtained ‌by ⁠Reuters showed an evident attacker moving among parked white constabulary and information buses and firing ​over respective minutes with an automatic ‌rifle and handgun. Two bodies laic connected adjacent streets and grassy areas.
Media reported that two constabulary officers had ​been injured successful the incident, which occurred instantly extracurricular a tower where the Israeli consulate is ‌located ​in Istanbul’s fiscal district.

Since the Hamas-Israel war began successful 2023, a heavy equipped constabulary beingness ⁠has been maintained successful ‌the country adjacent the Israeli consulate.

A ​source with cognition of the substance said there were ‌no Israeli ⁠diplomats ⁠stationed successful Turkey astatine ​present.

[Reuters]