Armed man claims to act “for Gaza”, holds seven employees of a factory of an American group hostage. The hostage taking occurred in the middle of the afternoon, around 3 p.m.
local time. The man, who retains seven employees according to the Umut-Sen union, justified his action by ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. “For Gaza,” says a message painted in red on a wall behind him, under two Turkish and Palestinian flags facing each other.