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Janet AdyerI will be held in a detention centre until she is deported, Israel says | Janet AdyerI will be held in a detention centre until she is deported, Israel says |
A British tourist is facing deportation from Israel after allegedly entering a closed military area and threatening security forces, Israeli authorities say. | A British tourist is facing deportation from Israel after allegedly entering a closed military area and threatening security forces, Israeli authorities say. |
Janet Adyeri, 35, who was named by Israeli media, was detained in the Southern Hebron Hills area in the occupied West Bank on Monday. | |
After being questioned she was found to have posted anti-Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sentiments on social media and to belong to an organisation calling for the boycott of Israel, police said. | After being questioned she was found to have posted anti-Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sentiments on social media and to belong to an organisation calling for the boycott of Israel, police said. |
Israel's immigration authority said Adyeri would be kept in a detention centre, and is expected to be deported within the next 24 hours. | Israel's immigration authority said Adyeri would be kept in a detention centre, and is expected to be deported within the next 24 hours. |
According to Israeli police, Adyeri "violated public order by refusing to identify herself to the forces and threatening a settlement security coordinator". | According to Israeli police, Adyeri "violated public order by refusing to identify herself to the forces and threatening a settlement security coordinator". |
Following an investigation at the Central Unit of Judea and Samaria, Adyeri was brought before a judge, police said. | |
Adyeri's lawyer Riham Nasra said her client was not interrogated about her social media posts or making threats. | Adyeri's lawyer Riham Nasra said her client was not interrogated about her social media posts or making threats. |
She told Israeli media she was only "questioned regarding her entry into a closed military zone, and that's it". | |
Nasra added that Adyeri only refused to identify herself when asked by a plainclothes soldier. | |
She presented identification to uniformed soldiers later on. | She presented identification to uniformed soldiers later on. |
According to Israeli media, Nasra disputes Adyeri was brought before a judge, as police claimed. | According to Israeli media, Nasra disputes Adyeri was brought before a judge, as police claimed. |
She was taken straight to a hearing at the Population and Immigration Authority in Ramle, where her deportation was decided upon, the lawyer said. | |
After the incident, Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a post on X that anyone "who acts against the State of Israel will find an aggressive police presence," adding, "the games are over." | |
Last month, two Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel while on a trip to the occupied West Bank. | Last month, two Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel while on a trip to the occupied West Bank. |
Israel's population and immigration authority said this was because they intended to "spread hate speech". | Israel's population and immigration authority said this was because they intended to "spread hate speech". |
A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said: "We are supporting a British woman who is detained in Israel and are in contact with the local authorities." |
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