Egypt releases an Israeli arrested in Sinai last month

Last night, the Egyptian authorities released an Israeli security guard from Holon, near Tel Aviv, after he was arrested at the Taba crossing at the end of last month after 5 bullets were found in his bag.

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, the Israeli Foreign Ministry made great efforts to release Daniel Haim.

Haim was arrested on the twenty-fourth of last August, while he was on his way to spend his vacation in Sinai, as he works in a security company and holds a weapons license. After his arrest, his detention was extended and his phone was confiscated, and his friends who were with him were allowed to continue their journey.

The website pointed out that the Egyptian authorities dealt with the Israeli detainee harshly, and that they did not release him quickly after a day or two as in previous cases, and it is not known why his detention period was prolonged.