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At least one terrorist was killed and two others seriously injured in a 10-minute gun battle with cops outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, authorities said.

The terrifying ordeal erupted near a permanent security checkpoint just outside the building that houses the consulate in the Turkish capital, according to authorities and witnesses.

Footage showed one of the attackers — wearing a dark top and backpack — firing shots from an automatic rifle and a handgun as he moved among white police and security buses.


  Police stand next to the body of a person believed to be one of the terrorists involved in a shooting near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. REUTERS Police stand next to the body of a person believed to be one of the terrorists involved in a shooting near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. REUTERS

  Police gather outside the Israeli Consulate after a shooting broke out on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. AFP via Getty Images Police gather outside the Israeli Consulate after a shooting broke out on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

  A man is seen with a gun outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. via REUTERS A man is seen with a gun outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. via REUTERS

One person could be seen covered in blood while two bodies were spotted lying in nearby parking areas.

The three suspects had links to an organization that “exploits religion,” Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said, confirming they were “terrorists.”

The attackers had traveled from the city of Izmit, 60 miles east of Istanbul, in a rented car, he said.


  Police at the scene of a shooting outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul. REUTERS Police at the scene of a shooting outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul. REUTERS

Two of them were brothers and one had a criminal record related to drugs.

Authorities haven’t released the name of the organization, but the Islamic State group has carried out deadly attacks in Turkey in the past.

Meanwhile, two police were injured in the extended gun battle, authorities said.


  Police stand by after a deadly shooting near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul. Getty Images Police stand by after a deadly shooting near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul. Getty Images

  An armed soldier stands guard outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul after a deadly shooting on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. AFP via Getty Images An armed soldier stands guard outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul after a deadly shooting on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

No Israeli diplomats have been stationed at the consulate since the Hamas-Israel war broke out in 2023.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed there were no staffers at the consulate at the time of the bloodshed.

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