The suspects were detained for allegedly planning to carry out activities that included 'pursuing, assaulting and kidnapping' foreign nationals living in Turkey, on behalf of Israeli intelligence agencies. The head of the Shin Bet has said they will hunt Hamas leaders 'in every place,' including Turkey
Turkey, which has strongly criticized Israel as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsened, supports a two-state solution while hosting members of Hamas.
Turkish President Erdogan also said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can no longer be taken as counterpart for Turkey: 'We have erased him'