Israel tension at Istanbul shopping mall! Weapon allegation triggered action

Israel tension at Istanbul shopping mall! Weapon allegation triggered action

19.10.2026 00:00

After Israeli soldier Klodya Medina, who is understood to be a dual citizen, was protested at a shopping mall in Istanbul, claims of an armed attack came to the fore on social media. Posts alleging that gunshots were heard in the mall and that people fled outside screaming spread quickly. However, no official confirmation has yet been made that an armed attack occurred in the incident.

After a protest at a shopping mall in Sarıyer, Istanbul, an armed attack claim came to the fore on social media. Posts suggesting that there was panic at the mall and that people fled outside screaming spread quickly. However, claims regarding whether an armed attack actually occurred during the incident have not yet been verified.

PANIC POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Various posts were made on social media after the tension at the shopping mall, where members of the Palestine Freedom Watch Platform protested Klodya Medina, who was alleged to be an Israeli soldier.

While some posts claimed that an armed attack took place, it was alleged that people fled the mall screaming. The posts in question spread quickly, but there is no official statement confirming the claims that a weapon was used.

THE MALL HAD BEEN EVACUATED

It was reported that the shopping mall was evacuated after the incident, and that the woman who was protested was escorted outside by security guards. Police teams were dispatched to the area upon a report.

It has not yet become clear whether the armed attack claim spreading on social media is linked to the panic that arose during the protest and evacuation.

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