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A Palestinian engineer who vanished on a Ukrainian train and mysteriously turned up in an Israeli prison has made his first public comments, accusing the Jewish state of kidnapping him “for no reason”. He says he has no information about an Israeli soldier held captive in the Gaza Strip. Dirar Abu Sisi spoke as he entered an Israeli court in the central city of Petach Tikva for a brief hearing that remanded him in custody until next Tuesday. His lawyer said authorities told her that he will be indicted on unspecified charges next week. Abu Sisi’s case has been clouded in secrecy because of an Israeli gag order barring publication of most details. Read the story here.