(JEWISH GROUP) Israeli woman arrested in Turkey for serving in IDF, released after US intervention
An Israeli-Turkish dual national was recently arrested while visiting her parents in Istanbul for serving in the past in the Israel Defense Forces, being held under house arrest for several days until diplomatic pressure secured her release and return to Israel, Hebrew media reported Wednesday.
The woman was apprehended under a Turkish law that prohibits serving in a foreign military, according to Channel 12 news.
Her detention came after an anti-Israel Turkish activist group published her details from a database of dual citizen Israeli soldiers gleaned from social media. The group, which reportedly focuses on female soldiers, urged Turkish authorities to arrest the woman under laws relating to genocide and crimes against humanity in connection with the Gaza war.
The woman, whose name has not been not reported, was arrested last week and held for several hours before being released to house arrest.
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