Turkish citizen arrested for kidnapping his Israeli daughter

Police have arrested a Turkish citizen on suspicion that he kidnapped his 4-year-old daughter from her Israeli mother and took the girl to Turkey, Hebrew media reports.

The man, 33, was arrested yesterday and today a Tel Aviv court ordered him held for a further day.

The man is reportedly refusing to bring their daughter back from Turkey after taking her there two weeks ago. It is not clear why he came back to Israel.

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