Turkey has asked Israel to provide more protection for its embassy in Tel Aviv, Turkish media reported Wednesday, a day after a Palestinian stormed the embassy, threatening to take hostages and demanding asylum.
Ankara was surprised how easy it was for the man to get into the premises, a foreign ministry official was quoted as saying.
The man, identified as Nadim Injaz from the West Bank town of Ramallah, threatened staff with a toy gun and knife in a bid to obtain political asylum, before he was overpowered by embassy security personnel. The 32-year-old was lightly injured in the incident.
Local media reported that Injaz had taken two hostages at the Turkish embassy and had threatened “to kill any Jews” who entered.
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