Israeli - Turkish cooperation against elements of Hizbullah

Turkish sources stated yesterday that the operation made by Turkish security forces three days ago in Istanbul due to which the leader of Turkish Hizbullah organization, Hussein Wali Oglo, was killed was the result of tight cooperation between the Turkish intelligence body and its Israeli counterpart, the Mossad.

The sources also said that Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit positively replied to the message he received from his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak, in November in which he offered cooperation between the intelligence bodies in the two countries against Hizbullah, assuring Israel's anxiety toward Iran's intentions against it.