Israeli intelligence officer arrested after year-long affair with Palestinian

An Israeli intelligence officer is under investigation by Israeli authorities after she was arrested twice in the occupied West Bank and subsequently admitted to having an affair with a Palestinian in Ramallah. 

Channel 12 journalist Omri Maniv reported on Tuesday that a female soldier in a classified position within Israel's military intelligence directorate had been detained and investigated over the weekend. 

On Saturday, the woman was arrested by Palestinian police in Ramallah and later transferred to Israeli police. 

Just one hour later, she was once again caught in the West Bank city and re-arrested by Palestinian police, who again transferred her to Israeli authorities. 

The woman initially said she went to buy drugs, but later admitted that she had been having an affair with a Palestinian from Ramallah for around a year. 

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