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Israeli Doctor Behind Secret Mission to Save Turkish President Erdogan Declines Comment

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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jul 7, 2026

What happened

An Israeli doctor sent by Mossad to secretly treat Turkish President Erdogan for cancer declined to comment on the operation, which was revealed by a former hospital spokesperson who said the mission was approved by Netanyahu about seven years ago.

01An Israeli doctor sent by Mossad treated Turkish President Erdogan for cancer in a secret mission.
02The doctor refused to comment on the operation during a live call on Channel 14.
03The mission was approved by then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about seven years ago.
04Former Ichilov Hospital spokesperson Avi Shoshan disclosed the rescue operation details.
05Security restrictions and censorship prevent the doctor from speaking publicly about the mission.
06The operation was a deliberate Israeli initiative, though official spokespeople tried to hide it.

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