Turkish Israeli football playerAntalyaspor » Sagiv Yechezkel arrested after expressing support for the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip during a match, reports Hurriyet.
“The Antalya General Prosecutor’s Office has opened a judicial investigation against Yehezkel for ‘public incitement to hatred and hostility’ due to his actions in support of Israeli actions in Gaza,” wrote the Turkish Minister of Justice, Yilmaz Tunç, on social networks.
On Sunday, Antalyaspor drew at home against Trabzonspor in the 20th round match of the Turkish Super League – 1:1. Yehezkel equalized in the 68th minute and, while celebrating his goal, he showed off a bracelet on his wrist that read “100 days.” 7.10″, which implies the hundredth day of clashes in the Gaza Strip and support for the Israeli military operation.
According to Turkish media, the footballer will appear in court on Monday.
Antalyaspor previously announced that it had expelled Yehezkel from the team for behavior “contrary to Turkey’s national values.” Antalya club president Sinan Boztepe said that “national values are above all, the contract with the player will be terminated.”
The escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict began on the morning of October 7, 2023. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a speech to the nation that the country was in a state of war.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, the number of victims of Israeli bombings on the enclave since October 7 stands at nearly 24,000 people. In Israel, according to the latest government data, around 1.2 thousand people have died.
Source : MatchTV
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