15 Arab, Palestinian Mossad spies arrested in Turkey

Turkish media claimed a Mossad network was caught in the country, just weeks after Hamas-affiliated media made a similar claim

A MOSSAD NETWORK of 15 Arabs has been caught by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Turkish news agency Sabah claimed on Thursday. On Friday, reports claimed that one of the members admitted to collaborating with the Mossad. The report comes just weeks after Hamas-affiliated media claimed that Palestinian spies were working for the Mossad in Turkey.

The report claimed that the suspects were split into five cells of three people each and were all arrested in a covert operation on October 7. The Turkish Sabah newspaper claimed that it was able to obtain the names and photographs of the alleged spies as well.

One of the five cells was in contact with and met with case officers from the Mossad and provided information and documents important for Israel. Information about Turkish and foreign students in Turkey was given to the Mossad in exchange for payment, according to Sabah.

The Turkish TRT Haber news reported that Palestinian and Syrian students were targeted by the cells, with a focus on students receiving training in the defense industry, as well as information on associations and organizations. The TRT report included video of the arrests.

FULL STORY 15 Arab, Palestinian Mossad spies arrested in Turkey, admit to collaboration (Jerusalem Post)

Photo: A Turkish flag flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 2019 (Murad Sezer/Reuters)