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An IDF vehicle drives along the road parallel to the border fence separating the Israeli and Syrian regions of the Golan Heights, July 19, 2017. (AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA)
An Israeli woman who crossed into Syria and had been held by the Syrian regime was on her way back to Israel in the early hours of Friday morning, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
“At this time an Israeli citizen is making her way to Israel after crossing the border into Syria and being held by the Syrians,” the statement said.
“A few days ago a young Israeli woman crossed the border into Syria. I spoke twice with my friend President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I asked that he held to return her, and he took action,” Netanyahu said in a video released by his office.
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Israel-Syria prisoner swap: Two Syrian shepherds to be repatriated
Israeli attempts to secure release of a female citizen have been complicated after Syrian Druze shepherds wanted to remain in the Golan
Signs pointing out distances to different cities is seen on Mount Bental, an observation point in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that overlooks the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing (Reuters) By Published date: 18 February 2021 14:49 UTC | Last update: 1 month 4 weeks ago
Israel is reportedly repatriating two Syrian shepherds as part of a Russian-sponsored deal to free an Israeli woman who entered Syria and was detained this week.
Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the Syrians, who entered Israeli-controlled territory a few weeks ago, had been handed to the Red Cross for transfer at the Quneitra crossing on Thursday.
Feb. 18, 2021
Israel repatriated on Thursday two Syrian shepherds who crossed into Israel a few weeks ago, in a sign of progress in Russian-mediated negotiations between the two neighboring countries for the release of an Israeli woman captured in Syria.
The woman was transferred to Russia over the past week, and a private Israeli plane left Tel Aviv on Thursday to retrieve her.
The Israel Defense Forces spokesman said the two Syrian nationals were handed over to the Red Cross at the Quneitra border crossing on the Golan Heights. The military added the shepherds return was at the order of Israel s political leadership.
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