Israel says Turks release soccer player Yehezkel, he will be repatriated
Turkish authorities have released Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel from police custody and he will return to Israel on Monday, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said.
Jehezkel had been detained in Antalya after wearing a wristband during a match with the words "100 days", the date of the Hamas militant attack that precipitated Israel's war in Gaza, and a Star of David. (Writing by Dan Williams Editing by Peter Graff)
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