Overview
- The Ministry of Home Affairs said it has no substantiated information that any Singaporean is or was fighting as part of the Israel Defence Forces.
- Data obtained by Israeli NGO Hatzlacha reported more than 50,000 IDF service members held at least one other nationality, including two listed with Singapore passports.
- As of March 2025, the dataset counted 111 Filipinos, 71 Thais, four Vietnamese, two Singaporeans and one Indonesian among Southeast Asian passport holders in IDF records.
- The reports did not specify the roles or service duration of the purported Singapore passport holders, and authorities are working to verify the claims.
- Singapore law bars citizens and permanent residents from serving in foreign armed forces without authorisation, carries penalties of up to life imprisonment or 15 years, and does not allow adult dual citizenship.