Israeli Police Deny Arrest of Mother and Daughter in Africa
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israeli Police clarified that Mali and Liel Yahalomi, who fled Israel, were not arrested in Namibia. The arrested individuals were two Iranian women impersonating Israelis, according to police. Chabad emissary Yosef Rahimi confirmed the women were Iranian after visiting them. The Iranian women claimed to be from Israel during their interrogation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli Police confirmed Mali and Liel Yahalomi were not arrested in Namibia.
- Two Iranian women impersonating Israelis were arrested in Namibia.
- The Iranian women claimed to be from Israel during interrogation.
- Chabad emissary Yosef Rahimi identified the arrested women as Iranian.
- Mali and Liel Yahalomi had previously fled Israel.
Israeli Police have clarified that Mali and Liel Yahalomi, the mother and daughter who fled Israel, were not the individuals arrested in Namibia on suspicion of holding forged passports. A police source stated that the two women apprehended were Iranian nationals who had been impersonating Israelis. Chabad emissary Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, who operates in Africa, reported receiving a notification from the police. He visited the arrested women for breakfast and confirmed they were not the Yahalomis. "They are Iranian, a mother and daughter. In their interrogation, they claimed they were from Israel," Rahimi said.
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