Hostage taking in Istanbul by an individual who denounces the Israeli offensive in Gaza. "The workers were evacuated from the P&G factory in Gebze; seven workers remain hostage," wrote the Umut-Sen union.
A photograph taken by Turkish media shows a man with his face partially covered by a Palestinian kufiya, with explosives tied with duct tape around his torso and holding what appears to be a small pistol in his hand. On a wall behind him, beneath two Turkish and Palestinian flags, "For Gaza" was written in red.