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Israeli woman who crossed into Syria handed 8-month jail sentence

The unidentified woman was released in February in a swap deal reportedly brokered by Syria's main ally Russia.
A sign warning against landmines is seen by a barbed-wire fence in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on April 22, 2021 near the border fence with the Syrian governorate of Quneitra.

An Israeli woman who earlier this year crossed the border into Syria “seeking adventure” has been sentenced to eight months in prison by an Israeli court. 

Haaretz reports that the Nazareth Magistrate's Court convicted the woman of “illegally crossing the border into Syria, another breach of the law governing entry into Israel, violating a legal order, and interfering with a police officer's duty.”

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