Istanbul, a pro-Gaza armed man takes hostages in a US factory - Middle East. Media, 'act linked to Israeli operations in the Strip' (ANSA) An armed man is holding several employees hostage in a factory of the American group Procter & Gamble (P&G) located on the outskirts of Istanbul, in north-west Turkey.

The Turkish media reported this, specifying that the man justified his action by denouncing Israeli military operations in Gaza Strip. In Turkey, since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza, numerous calls for a boycott of American products have spread.