A young Israeli woman arrested after crossing the border into Syria was
released under a Russia-mediated prisoner swap, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s office announced on Friday.
Mr Netanyahu s office said the woman was on her way home, hours after Israel announced it had returned to Syria two shepherds who crossed into Israeli territory in recent weeks. According to Israeli media reports, Syria sent the 25-year-old woman to Russia, where an Israeli plane was dispatched to bring her home.
Mr Netanyahu thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his role in the exchange. “I asked for his help, and he indeed acted,” he said, calling the Russian leader “my friend”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu s office announced early Friday that it had completed a Russian-mediated prisoner swap to bring home a young Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria. In a statement, Netanyahu s office said the woman was on her way home, hours after Israel announced it had returned to Syria two shepherds who crossed into Israeli territory in recent weeks. According to Israeli media reports, the 25-year-old woman was sent by Syria to Russia, where an Israeli plane was dispatched to retrieve her. Netanyahu thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for helping engineer the deal, saying he had reached out to the leader for help. I asked for his help, and he indeed acted, Netanyahu said, calling the Russian leader my friend.
Israel announces Russian-brokered prisoner swap with Syria
By JOSEF FEDERMANFebruary 18, 2021 GMT
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu’s office announced early Friday that it had completed a Russian-mediated prisoner swap to bring home a young Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria.
In a statement, Netanyahu’s office said the woman was on her way home, hours after Israel announced it had returned to Syria two shepherds who crossed into Israeli territory in recent weeks. According to Israeli media reports, the 25-year-old woman was sent by Syria to Russia, where an Israeli plane was dispatched to retrieve her.
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