{"id":402581,"date":"2026-04-21T00:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/402581\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T00:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:47:10","slug":"40-israelis-detained-at-moscow-airport-reportedly-over-war-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/402581\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Israelis detained at Moscow airport, reportedly over war with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least 40 Israeli citizens were detained and later released after arriving at a Moscow airport from Tel Aviv on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry confirmed following a Russian report on the incident.<\/p>\n

The travelers were reportedly held on suspicion of having ties to Israel\u2019s war against Russia\u2019s ally, Iran. Security forces at Domodedovo Airport reportedly stressed to the detainees that Iran is an ally of Russia and that anyone who is an enemy of Iran is \u201cour enemy as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cImmediately upon learning of the incident, at the instruction of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar, the Foreign Ministry acted both with the foreign ministry in Moscow and with the Russian embassy in Israel,\u201d the ministry said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing this intervention, the incident was resolved, and the Israelis\u2019 entry was approved. The Russians were made to understand that this conduct is completely unacceptable, and Israel views the incident with great seriousness,\u201d the ministry added.<\/p>\n

While the ministry could not address other details of the detention, a source familiar with the incident told the independent Russian outlet Mediazone that the travelers were interrogated by Russian security forces on suspicion of being involved in Israel\u2019s war against Iran, and held for five hours without access to food, water, or restrooms.<\/p>\n

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Those detained, among whom were both dual citizens and Israelis without Russian passports, were reportedly told to unlock their phones. When the Israelis refused, they were told to turn them off instead, the report said.<\/p>\n

The Israeli citizens were released only after signing documents stressing the \u201cinadmissibility of violating the law\u201d and warning against such violations, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Domodedovo Airport was the scene of an incident in 2019, when several Israelis were denied entry into Russia<\/a> in a spat over a bilateral visa agreement. On that occasion, they were also eventually permitted to continue their journey.<\/p>\n

Israel and the US launched their campaign against Iran on February 28, in a bid to destabilize the regime and destroy its nuclear and ballistic missile capacities.<\/p>\n

Iran and the US reached a fragile, 10-day ceasefire that is set to expire on Wednesday, unless talks mediated by Pakistan can reach a longer-term agreement.<\/p>\n


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