Türkiye condemns Israeli strike that killed 3 Turkish citizens
Foreign Ministry headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye in this undated file photo. (AA File Photo)
Türkiye condemned an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday that killed three of its citizens who were attempting to illegally cross the border from Lebanon into Israel, according to a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
“It has been learned that the three Turkish citizens, with whom contact had been lost while attempting to cross illegally from Lebanon to Israel, lost their lives as a result of an Israeli airstrike in the region,” the ministry stated.
The exact location of the strike was not disclosed, but the ministry confirmed that efforts are underway to repatriate the bodies to Türkiye “as soon as possible.”
“We condemn in the strongest terms this unlawful attack that resulted in the death of our citizens,” the ministry added, calling on Israel to “immediately end its aggressive policies that disregard human life and escalate tensions in our region.”
The ministry announced earlier on Wednesday that ongoing efforts to locate three Turkish nationals who went missing while allegedly attempting to cross from Lebanon into Israel illegally.
Details surrounding the incident remain unclear, and no additional information has been provided regarding the identities of the individuals.
