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Svetoslav Ivanov (l), a reporter, and Valentin Vassilev, a cameraman, who work for Bulgaria's biggest private TV, bTV, were arrested by Israeli commandos, who stormed a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip. Photo by bTV
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov had made a phone call late Friday evening to his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, asking him to lift the 10-year ban to enter Israel, imposed on the two Bulgarian journalists, tangled in the Gaza conflict.
The news was reported Saturday by the Bulgarian TV channel bTV.
The two spent over three days and nights in an Israeli jail.
Netanyahu had written down their names and had promised to examine and reconsider the case over the traditional friendship between the two countries.
Ivanov and Vassilev say they will return to Israel to finish their assignment if Borisov’s request is fulfilled.
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