Mystery surrounds the killing of an Israeli businessman of Palestinian origin in the Turkish region of Kagithane, after masked gunmen attacked him and shot him dead, before fleeing the country, in an incident that some linked to political goals, before the victim’s father came out and denied any political connection to the matter.
According to Turkish media, the Israeli businessman of Palestinian origin, Abdul Qader Anas, 30 years old, was killed and two other people were injured during an armed attack while his car was parked on Hamdiye Street in Istanbul, where three masked attackers shot him directly in the head, causing him to breathe his last breath immediately.
While the Turkish authorities continue to investigate the circumstances of the incident, investigations have revealed that the victim and his family had come to Istanbul about a month and a half ago, where they used to visit. The investigations revealed that the killers quickly fled the scene of the incident, using a four-wheel drive vehicle, and drove it on the Kırklareli road, and later changed their cars four times, before fleeing abroad using Israeli passports.
Some linked the businessman’s murder to political motives, but the victim’s father, Abdul Qader Anas, denied any political connection to his son’s murder. “It has nothing to do with politics, there is nothing political. There was no threat or anything like that. On the contrary, we were very comfortable in Turkey,” he said.
“We have nothing to do with politics. We are Israeli Arabs of Palestinian origin, and I have an Israeli passport. We used to visit Turkey regularly. Thank God there was nothing. I have an Israeli passport with me. We are Israeli Arabs. There is no politics in this,” he continued.
When asked about the reason for the incident, the father replied: “I don’t know anything. I came to Turkey to visit my son. My son and his family were always in Turkey. There was no threat, or anything like that. On the contrary, we were very comfortable in Turkey. There was no threat.”