Watan-Turkish media revealed the identity of the Turkish youth who carried out a stabbing operation on Tuesday against occupation soldiers in Jerusalem. It turned out that he was a young man named “Hasan Sakalan” born in 1990 and works as an imam in a mosque in Turkey.
Hasan Sakalan was martyred in Jerusalem by the fire of occupation soldiers after he stabbed one of them in the hand, according to a scene captured by surveillance cameras and broadcasted by Israeli media.
Who is “Hasan Sakalan,” the perpetrator of the stabbing operation in Jerusalem?
After announcing the martyrdom of the Turkish citizen Hasan, who arrived in Israel as part of a Turkish delegation – and it seems that he had planned this operation before his arrival – Turkish and Arab social media platforms buzzed with his name, amid great praise for the martyr and his heroism, considering his martyrdom as a sacrifice for Gaza.
صورة البطل منفذ عملية الطعن في #القدس الشهيد حسن سكالانان، سائح تركي يبلغ من العمر 34 عاماً.
هذه العملية ستغير الكثير والكثير، وتعجل من النصر والفتح المبين بإذن الله.
هذه المعركة رب العالمين هو من يسيرها بحكمته.
أبشري يا أمتي فإن من شبابك من توقدت الجمرة في قلبه (إن هذه… pic.twitter.com/Itni7uOhv0
— عثمان الثويني (@othmanco86) April 30, 2024
Turkish media published a picture of the hero, the perpetrator of the stabbing operation in Jerusalem, martyr Hasan Sakalan, and clarified that he entered Jerusalem as a Turkish tourist at the age of 34 and is a father of two.
Many activists considered in their comments under the hashtag of the Turkish martyr Hasan Sakalan that this operation, carried out by a non-Palestinian person who came from another country, will change a lot and will have its repercussions.
Entered from Jordan
It is worth mentioning that the Turkish tourist entered the occupied territories through Jordan, and stabbed an Israeli policeman in Jerusalem before Israeli forces opened fire on him and he was martyred instantly.
“Hasan Sakalan” worked as an imam in the province of Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey, and headed to Jerusalem as part of a Turkish tourist group a few days ago.
الشهيد التركي حسن سكالانان دخل فلسطين بالامس وصلى بالمسجد الأقصى ثم نفذ عملية طعن لقتلة الاطفال والنساء في #القدس pic.twitter.com/JT0sEA9JZk
— الشؤون العالمية (@mjrdzayr337191) April 30, 2024
The Turkish martyr hero
Israeli authorities stated that they raided the hotel where Hasan Sakalan was staying, who had separated from the Turkish tourist group he traveled with to Jerusalem due to illness.
The name Hasan Sakalan quickly topped social media platforms in Turkey and the Arab world under the hashtag “Turkish martyr hero.”
🔴 بطل اليوم .. التركي “حسن سكالانان”
غازياً وشـ هــ.يداً في سبيل الله على أعتاب الأقـ صى.🔸قال تعالى :
وَمَنْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ”🔸وقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :… pic.twitter.com/8Mybt27LZW
— قـٰٓـا ســِم (@kassim7th) April 30, 2024
On the other hand, the Turkish “Huda Par” party offered condolences to the Sakalan family and the Turkish people, while no official comment has been issued by Turkey so far regarding the operation.