Turkish intelligence was able to thwart an Israeli attempt to kidnap a Palestinian software engineer who had previously managed to penetrate the Iron Dome system, after it intervened to rescue the Palestinian engineer in Malaysia.

Security sources revealed on Wednesday that the Turkish intelligence service thwarted an operation by the Israeli Mossad to kidnap a Palestinian software engineer and take him to Israel in September 2022.

According to what was reported by intelligence sources, the Israeli Mossad attempted, in multiple stages and at different times, to lure the Palestinian engineer, “Omar A.” Since he was in Gaza and after moving to Istanbul.

The sources indicated that the Palestinian engineer excelled in his field and was able to develop software that disabled the Iron Dome system, which made him a top target for the Israeli Mossad.

During his stay in Gaza, the Israeli security services tried to lure the Palestinian engineer to Europe to kidnap him, and after their attempts failed, they tried again after Omar moved to Istanbul.

Turkish intelligence realized the Mossad’s efforts and plans to kidnap and lure Omar, through a number of security companies and institutions that use civilian cover in their work.

After Mossad agents tightened the screws on the Palestinian engineer and tried to pressure him through his civilian cover to provide personal information, the intelligence service intervened and alerted Omar to the threat facing him.

In September 2022, Omar decided to travel to Malaysia, which does not have any relationship with the Israel. The Turkish intelligence service alerted the Palestinian engineer, and took a measure that would have the most important impact in rescuing him later by installing a tracking device for him.

After the Palestinian engineer traveled to Malaysia and was kidnapped there, Turkish intelligence shared his geographical location with the Malaysian authorities, who were able to reach him during the Mossad’s attempt to interrogate him.

After the liberation of Palestinian Omar A., he returned to Istanbul, where intelligence protected him in a “safe house” and arrested members of Mossad cells who attempted to kidnap him.

Over the past years, Turkish intelligence has dismantled a number of Israeli Mossad cells that attempted to operate in Turkish territory and target Palestinians, Arabs, and Turkish interests.

Hamas previously accused the Israeli Mossad of assassinating Palestinian engineer Fadi Al-Batsh in April 2018 in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Source: TRT Arabic