A plane from Uzbekistan that had an Israel Defense Forces soldier on it made abrupt emergency landing in Iran after a passenger fell ill.
The plane wound up grounded in Iran for several hours, during which Iranian officials apparently didn’t notice that one of the passengers aboard the aircraft was a member of their archenemy’s military.
The soldier, who does not serve in a sensitive position according to the IDF, eventually left the country aboard the aircraft he came in on – and thankfully in one piece.
The Israeli troops had been in Uzbekistan to visit family in the country, according to the military.
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Syria? Are you syria? This means trouble! Double trouble!
Let’s all thank Hashem for always watching over his loving children klal yisroel all over the world 24-7
Sorry for the critique …Do you think this was a smart thing to report ???
I would assume that for obvious reasons, those with any direct links to the Israeli government travel
“out of uniform” and without travel documents that would otherwise indicate their military or government linkages. This would appear especially important when traveling in regions where an emergency landing might be problematic.