Following reports of a Russian-Syrian prisoner-of-war deal between Israel and Syria, a civilian plane carrying two senior officials landed at Ben Gurion Airport. Earlier, it was reported in Syria that Israel and the Assad regime had agreed to release two suspects
Meir Ben Shabbat
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Oren Ben Hakon
Prisoner deal with Syria: A
plane in the civil service, on which the head of the National Security Council, Ben Shabbat, and the coordinator of prisoners and missing persons, Yaron Blum, landed this evening (Wednesday) at Ben Gurion Airport after returning from Moscow.
The landing of the plane, which came from Russia that mediates the deal, arrives at Ben Gurion Airport in the shadow of various reports from Syria, according to which Israel and the Assad regime have agreed on a prisoner exchange agreement.
Israel and Syria are negotiating through Russia to enter into a captive deal, in which Israel will release two Syrian citizens in exchange for the release of a young Israeli woman who was taken prisoner after entering the country about two weeks ago.
According to foreign publications, the Israeli who entered Quneitra is a young woman who is apparently mentally ill and may have been involved in a romantic affair.
Earlier tonight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed by an IDF wave and commented on various reports regarding the deal with Syria. Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "We are in the midst of sensitive contacts. Everything is famous and yet not famous, I do not treat publications, we act in a discreet and responsible manner and I believe we will resolve this."
According to foreign publications in the Arab media, the Israeli taken captive is apparently a 25-year-old ultra-Orthodox young woman, a former seminary resident and a resident of Kiryat Sefer Makor (Modi'in Illit).
From what is known so far, she is unsettled, and according to some sources she was involved in a virtual romantic affair with a Syrian citizen.
She entered Quneitra on the border between Israel and Syria.
As part of the talks between the two countries, the head of the National Security Council, Meir Ben-Shabbat, went to Moscow with the coordinator of prisoners and missing persons, Yaron Blum. It was reported that the same secret annex to the agreement includes an Israeli agreement to reduce attacks in Syria.
As you may recall, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unexpectedly left the Corona Cabinet meeting yesterday for a "conversation of national importance" that was defined as a "security matter."
Subsequently, it was made public that Israel had approached Russia on a humanitarian issue concerning Syria.
According to reports in Syria, if the deal goes through, the Syrian citizens that Israel will release in return are Nahal al-Makat and Jiab Kahmuz.
According to the Syrian Center for Human Rights, al-Makati is not in prison but is being held at her home in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, under restrictive and strict conditions.
Her sentence has not yet been carried out and is on hold.