JERUSALEM (AP) – An Israeli woman who crossed illegally into neighboring Syria and was returned in a Russian-mediated settlement last month was charged in an Israeli court on Sunday, prosecutors said.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was accused of illegally leaving the country and visiting Syria, in violation of Israeli law, before the Nazareth District Court, the prosecution said.
Additional details remained under request for silence. Many details remain censored by the Israeli military.
The terms of the deal that secured his release last month still remain unclear weeks later. The woman allegedly jumped over the fence along the demilitarized zone that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and Syria. In exchange for his release, Israel said it had released two Syrian pastors who had entered Israeli territory.
Israeli media reports said Israel paid Russia $ 1.2 million to provide the Syrian government with coronavirus vaccines as part of the deal.
The liberated 25-year-old Israeli woman was returned to Israel via Moscow and was questioned by Israel’s internal security agency.
It comes from Modiin Illit’s predominantly ultra-Orthodox settlement in the West Bank and previously tried to cross Israel’s borders with the Gaza Strip and Jordan, according to Israeli media. His identity and motivation to cross into Syria were not disclosed.