US-Israel intervention frees Israeli-Turkish citizen held for serving in Israeli army

US-Israel intervention frees Israeli-Turkish citizen held for serving in Israeli army Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Thu, 04/30/2026 - 10:29 Jessica Bachar left Turkey in what Israeli media branded a 'covert operation' after she was arrested in February Israeli-Turkish woman Jessica Bachar was detained while visiting her family in Istanbul (Instagram) Off A Turkish- Israeli citizen was released after being detained in Turkey for serving in the Israeli army, following intervention from the US and Israeli governments. Jessica Bachar, who emigrated to Israel at 17, was visiting family members in Istanbul in February when she was detained by police. Bachar was the target of a campaign by pro-Palestinian groups in Turkey to expose Turkish citizens suspected of serving in the Israeli army.