Tottenham star Manor Solomon stuck in Israel during Iran conflict after flying home to get married
Solomon, 25, flew back to his homeland to get married.
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Manor Solomon is stuck in Israel after the conflict with Iran escalated
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The footballer married long-term partner Dana Voshina on Thursday
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The happy newlyweds shared photos of their special day on Instagram
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He tied the knot with partner Dana Voshina on Thursday, six days after starting for Israel in their World Cup qualifier win away at Estonia.
The happy couple celebrated their wedding day by sharing a series of photos and videos from the joyful occasion.
The Israeli couple have been together since 2018 and were all smiles as they made their vows before throwing an amazing party with friends and family.
However, SunSport understands the newlyweds remain stranded in Israel.
Flights out of the danger zone have been blocked with the military shutting down the airspace until June 30 as attacks continue into a fourth day since Israel launched the bombardment of Iran on Friday.
On Sunday, an Israeli strike killed the chief of Iran's armed forces intelligence unit.
Iran state 224 people have been killed in attacks since Friday while 24 people have lost their lives in Israel.
The British Foreign Office has put Israel on the 'red list', advising against all travel.
The scary incident comes three years after Solomon and political science student Voshina had to be evacuated out of Ukraine by the Israeli government.
The winger was playing for Shakhtar Donetsk when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Iran fires barrage of missiles at Israel as IDF strikes oil depot and says 'Tehran is burning'
Solomon joined Tottenham in 2023 after impressing on loan at Fulham but has played just six times for the North London club and spent last season on load at Leeds, scoring ten goals in 39 Championship games to help Daniel Farke's side secure promotion.
Solomon is not the only footballer caught up in the Israel-Iran fighting.
Champions League finalist Mehdi Taremi got stuck in Tehran after the Iranian and Inter Milan striker returned to Iran for international duty.
But after the World Cup qualifiers, he had been due to arrive in Los Angeles to link up with team-mates for the Club World Cup.
However, missile attacks on Iranian military and nuclear targets by the Israeli government saw the airspace in the country closed.
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Solomon and Voshina have been together since 2018
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They were evacuated from Ukraine in February 2022 when Russia invaded
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