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Based on the information provided by the father and the website at the time, the authorities assessed that participation in the Sar-El volunteer programme did not constitute service in a foreign military, said MHA and MINDEF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, the authorities also told him that his child\u2019s participation was not endorsed or authorised, and would be undertaken at the individual\u2019s own risk.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBy the time the authorities replied to \u2026 (the father\u2019s) email, (the father and son) had completed their two-week volunteer programme with Sar-El,\u201d said MHA and MINDEF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n No action was taken against the pair as their volunteer activities at the time did not involve combat roles.<\/span><\/p>\n The ministries added that there was no information to suggest that the pair\u2019s volunteering in Sar-El was related to <\/span>a recent report<\/span><\/a> that two Singaporeans may be among those who fought for the IDF during the conflict in Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n Sometime around 2018 or 2019, the son wrote a blog post which included a photograph of himself in a National Cadet Corps ceremonial uniform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The post included a hyperlink to his website, which contained a link to redirect users to the Sar-El Volunteer Corps (Singapore) website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In 2025, the Internal Security Department (ISD) engaged the father and son after learning about the blog post, said MHA and MINDEF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Based on its investigations, ISD concluded that the pair were not involved in any military activities with the IDF, said the ministries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAfter ISD\u2019s engagement with them, (the son) took down the blog post,\u201d they said, adding that the pair are no longer involved with Sar-El.<\/span><\/p>\nBLOG POSTS\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n