Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday that Israeli and Turkish security officials have worked together to foil terrorist attacks on Israelis in Turkey.
“The operational efforts alongside Turkish security forces have borne fruit,” Bennett said. “In recent days, in a joint Israeli-Turkish effort, we thwarted a number of attacks and a number of terrorists were arrested on Turkish soil.”
The prime minister did not include details on the number of attacks, how many individuals were arrested, or the nationality of the terrorists.
Israel is “working closely with Turkish officials to thwart attempts to strike Israelis and Jews,” said Bennett.
Bennett spoke in his office to Israeli reporters hours before he and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced that they would be dissolving the Knesset. READ MORE