A dramatic new report claims Israel’s Mossad secretly carried out a covert medical operation that saved the life of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan several years ago, despite the Turkish leader’s increasingly hostile rhetoric toward Israel in recent years.

The extraordinary allegation was revealed during a Channel 14 broadcast by Avi Shushan, the former spokesperson for Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital. According to Shushan, Israel’s intelligence service quietly arranged a highly sensitive medical mission after Erdogan became critically ill roughly seven years ago.

Shushan said the Turkish president was suffering from a serious but undisclosed medical condition that rapidly became life-threatening. He claimed Mossad dispatched a leading Israeli physician directly to Erdogan, where emergency treatment was administered that ultimately saved the Turkish leader’s life.

If accurate, the revelation would cast a remarkable light on relations between Israel and Ankara. Although Erdogan has repeatedly launched harsh public attacks against Israel and its government over the years, the report suggests that Israeli intelligence once played a decisive role in preserving his life.

The report surfaced as President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara for a high-profile security summit and held talks with Erdogan on a range of regional issues. The timing of the disclosure has fueled speculation over whether senior U.S. officials were ever informed of the alleged covert operation that, according to the report, kept the Turkish president alive.

Shushan’s account also echoes earlier media reports suggesting discreet medical cooperation between Israel and Turkey. In January 2022, media analyst Adir Yanko reported that Erdogan had received specialized medical consultation from Professor Yitzchok Shapiro, vice chief executive of Ichilov Hospital and a renowned cardiologist.

At the time, neither Ichilov Hospital nor Professor Shapiro commented on the report, and no details were released regarding the nature of the consultation or the medical condition involved. The latest claims have likewise not been independently verified, and no official confirmation has been issued by Israeli or Turkish authorities.

{Matzav.com}