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The Israeli consulate in Istanbul was today attacked by a group of terrorists, one of whom was killed following a ten-minute gun battle.
Two officers were wounded following the attack this morning. Footage showed a police officer pulling out a gun and taking cover as gunshots were heard. One person was seen covered in blood.
Bodies were seen laying on nearby streets and grassy areas. Local media reported that two police officers had been injured in the incident, which occurred immediately outside a tower where the Israeli consulate is located in Istanbul's financial district.
Since the Hamas-Israel war began in 2023, a heavily armed police presence has been maintained in the area near the Israeli consulate.
A source with knowledge of the matter said there were no Israeli diplomats stationed in Turkey at present.
Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said they arrived in Istanbul by a rental vehicle from Izmit and one of the assailants was affiliated with an 'organisation that exploits the region'.
Turkish officials would not immediately reveal the group the attacker was linked to but Turkish media said it could be the Islamic State group.
It comes after Israel issued a chilling warning to the people of Iran, telling them that using trains or going near railway lines will put their lives in danger.
The IDF told Iranians via its Persian-language account on X that they should avoid using public transport until 9pm, Tehran time, several hours before Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
'Your presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life', the Israeli military warned.
Israel has played a key role alongside the US in the war in the Middle East, which began on February 28 after both nations launched strikes against Iran.
Since then, the conflict has grown in scale, violence and complexity, with global economies now suffering greatly thanks to Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an important waterway that is vital to the trade of oil and gas.
Trump's patience for the conflict appears to be rapidly thinning. At a chaotic press conference at the White House last night, he said he was 'not at all' concerned about possibly committing war crimes after he threatened to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants if Tehran did not meet his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8pm EST.
And confidence in Trump's ability to quickly end the war appears to be waning.
Brent crude, the international standard, rose to about $111 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate - the US' standard - rose to $115 per barrel, its highest level in a month.
Global markets have been betting that skilled diplomacy will see the conflict draw to a close soon, but peace talks have so far made little headway.
Breaking:WATCH: Three people dead as shots are fired outside Israeli consulateBreaking:At least one killed and two cops wounded after shots fired near Israeli consulate in IstanbulIsrael issues chilling warning to Iranians telling them not to use any trainsPICTURED: Blood stains road near Israeli consulate in Istanbul following ten-minute fire-fight
PICTURED: 'Shooter who fired at Istanbul cops during Israeli consulate firefight'
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Israeli consulate comes under attack in ten-minute gun battle before one of the 'terrorists' is killed - with hours to go until Trump's Iran deadline: Live updates
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