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Armed Palestinian dressed as Israeli soldier arrested in West Bank
[IsraelTimes] Suspect, said to be from Jenin, was carrying a firearm with ammunition, a meat cleaver and other weapons near the settlement of Ma’ale LevonaAn armed Paleostinian man dressed up as an Israeli soldier was arrested near the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Levona on Monday, officials said. Israeli residents of the area spotted the suspect walking along Route 60 and alerted local authorities, who informed the military, the Binyamin regional council said in a statement. Israel Defense Forces soldiers stationed in the area arrested the suspect and searched the large bag he was carrying. The Paleostinian was found to be carrying in his bag a firearm with ammunition, a meat cleaver, a smaller knife, and pepper spray, footage showed. According to Hebrew-language media reports, the man is from the West Bank city of Jenin. At least four Paleostinian suspects were killed in a shootout with Israeli troops in the city early Monday morning. It was not clear if the two incidents were related. The IDF said the suspect was being interrogated. The incident came amid heightened tensions in the West Bank and in the city of Jenin specifically. According to the United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... , some 57 Paleostinians have died during confrontations with Israeli soldiers this year, the highest toll since 2016. Some were killed during Posted by: trailing wife 2021-08-17 |
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