Two Singaporeans were among the 189 Southeast Asians who fought for the IDF during the Gaza conflict, data showed. (Photo: Amer Shallodi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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of The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told The Straits Times. On Thursday (February 19), it took cognizance of claims that two Singaporeans were among those who fought for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Gaza conflict.
MHA said it has no substantiated information at this time that any Singaporeans are or have been fighting as members of the IDF.
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs Amrin Amin highlighted this issue in a Facebook post. February 18th. “This is concerning and requires an explanation.”
“Under Singapore law, citizens and permanent residents cannot serve in foreign armed forces without appropriate authorization,” he said.
His post pointed out that Al Jazeera coverage This includes: Collapse of different nationalities of foreign soldiers Those who fought in Israel’s war in Gaza. This data is said to be accurate as of March 2025.
IDF data obtained by Israeli NGO Hathracha through Israel’s Freedom of Information Act revealed that two Singaporean passport holders are on the list. One Singaporean is listed as having Israeli nationality, and the other is listed as having multiple nationalities.
The list of Israeli military personnel holding multiple passports included a total of 189 Southeast Asians (111 Filipinos, 71 Thais, 4 Vietnamese, 2 Singaporeans, and 1 Indonesian).