A Turkish-born Israeli tour guide found herself surrounded by a mob in a mall in Turkey.

Klodya Medina Halfon, who works as a medical tourism guide bringing Israelis to Turkey for cosmetic surgery, was walking through the mall when pro-Hamas activists started following her and screaming “Child killer” and “I don’t want Zionists in my country.”

Pro-Hamas activists had monitored her social media and spotted a video of her shopping at Sephora.

Hammad Numman, who describes himself as a “Zionist hunter” and “October 7th movement spokesperson,” then issued a public call to mobilize fellow activists against her.

In his video Numman identified her location, accused her of wanting to fight in Gaza, and called for a “face-to-face protest,” urging all Palestine activists to join him.

He demanded that Turkish authorities immediately initiate legal proceedings against her, declaring:

“While hospitals in Gaza are being bombed, no Israeli terrorist will receive healthcare on our homeland’s soil and wander around freely!”

He ended his message with “Long live Free Palestine.”

Halfon was rescued by mall security when a female guard clamped an arm around her shoulder and hustled her away while other guards attempted to break up the crowd.

This story comes amid increasing news reports of attacks on Israelis touring exotic locations. In August, an Israeli woman and her daughter were beaten so severely in Thailand by a French passport holder after he found out they were from Israel that they both required surgery for their injuries. An Israeli tourist had ordered a meal at a Bangkok restaurant when she noticed a sign that said “No Israel [sic] tourist.” Canceling her order turned into a tense and frightening confrontation. Israeli tourists were attacked in Thailand after being overheard speaking Hebrew by French tourists in February. A parent was body slammed after telling a ticket seller at a zoo that the family was from Israel. The family was forced to leave with their children, who witnessed the incident.

Antisemitic incidents in Greece and Cyprus, destination hotspots for Israeli tourists, have also been particularly violent. Recently, protests during an organized “Day of Rage” across the country saw Jews and Israelis shoved and abused. Young tourists cowered in their hotel rooms as Muslims armed with rifles and axes invaded the hotel, hunting them down. Groups of men wearing black T-shirts emblazoned with the Palestinian flag roamed a Jewish neighborhood in Thessaloniki, harassing and intimidating Jews. In another incident, tourists were harassed in Cyprus after being heard speaking Hebrew, with one of the aggressors knocked unconscious by one of the Israelis. Tourists vacationing in Greece who were harassed by passersby chanted “El, el Yisrael” to drown out the shouting.

Incidents are on the rise all over the world.

In July, a man filmed himself calling a group of Israelis vacationing in Montenegro “baby killers” and accusing them of genocide. In June of last year, an Israeli tourist was violently attacked by a mob after he was heard speaking his native language. A family of Israeli tourists who were heard speaking Hebrew in Thessaloniki in July 2025 were attacked, with assailants following them to their car after the Israeli family was told by staff to leave a restaurant.

The situation has worsened to the point that the Israeli National Security Council has been warning Israeli tourists not to speak Hebrew when traveling abroad. It has also advised removing all external signs of Jewishness, such as Stars of David, before going out in public, to keep silent about their military service, and to avoid unsecured, unmonitored sites.