‘Three dead and two injured’ in shooting outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul

NewsWorldMiddle East‘Three dead and two injured’ in shooting outside Israeli consulate in IstanbulGunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on TuesdayBryony Gooch Tuesday 07 April 2026 11:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952894","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israeli-consulate-istanbul-shooting-deaths-b2952894.html","title":"‘Three dead and two injured’ in shooting outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul"}}(REUTERS)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Three people were killed and two police ⁠officers were injured in a shooting incident near the Israeli ⁠consulate in Istanbul on Tue...