Turkey Releases Israeli Footballer Detained Over Hamas War Message

An Israeli footballer playing in Turkey has left the country after being temporarily detained over a goal celebration referencing Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the latest diplomatic spat between the two nations over their opposing stances on the war in Gaza.

Sagiv Jehezkel, who plays for Turkish Antalyaspor and his country’s national team, left Turkey as of 5:15 pm local time Monday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X.