Turkey detains Israeli soccer player for showing support for hostages, accuses him of ‘ugly gesture’

Turkish authorities have detained soccer club Antalyaspor's Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel for questioning after he displayed solidarity with people held hostage by the Hamas militant organization during a top-flight league game.

The player told police he was simply calling for an end to the war when after scoring a goal he displayed a bandage on his wrist with the words "100 Days 7.10" - in reference to October 7, the day Hamas attacked Israel and the hostages were abducted - next to a Star of David.

Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said late Sunday that Jehezkel, a 28-year-old Israeli international, is under investigation over possible charges of "openly inciting the public to hatred and hostility." Tunc maintained in a statement posted on X that Jehezkel had engaged in "an ugly gesture in support of the Israeli massacre in Gaza."

The gesture was deemed to be...