Hebrew Channel Reveals: Turkey Detained an Israeli Soldier on Its Territory and Released Her at the Request of the U.S.

Translation by SadaNews - Channel 12, the Hebrew channel, revealed on Wednesday evening that Turkey had detained an Israeli soldier who entered its territory after a campaign was directed against her by Islamic organizations, before a petition was presented to Turkish authorities demanding that she be prevented from leaving Turkey and be arrested.

According to the Hebrew channel, as translated by SadaNews, the soldier holds dual Turkish and Israeli citizenship and was detained a week and a half ago.

According to the channel, the former soldier was arrested upon her arrival in Turkey to visit her parents, accused of serving in a foreign army hostile to Turkish citizens, and was held for a long time before being placed under house arrest for several days.

According to the channel, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar intervened and made extensive contacts, exerting intense pressure through diplomatic channels for her release.

It highlighted that the U.S. administration intervened at Israel's request, and the Turkish government received a clear message that the Israeli young woman must be released immediately.

Last Wednesday, under Israeli cover and in a covert operation, the soldier was released from house arrest and boarded a plane heading to Israel through a third country, as the channel mentioned and SadaNews translated.

The channel added: This case is on the verge of resolution, but it raises the issue of 50,000 Israeli soldiers holding dual citizenship, as well as civilians discharged from the Israeli army holding dual citizenship, who face the risk of arrest and legal prosecution in foreign countries, especially those hostile to Israel, which view this incident as an opportunity to exploit it and deal a blow to Israel in the international conflict in light of the events of October 7.