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| Police rescue Palestinian kidnapped and held for ransom in Israel; suspects arrested |
| 2023-01-01 |
| [IsraelTimes] Victim was held in Umm al-Fahm for 4 days; suspected attackers demanded ransom of hundreds of thousands of shekels following work dispute Israeli-Arab on Israeli-Arab action in the home of the Muslim Brotherhood in Israel’s militant Northern Branch — bad enough that they need the Israeli police to make it right. A 60-year-old Paleostinian man was rescued by the Israel Police Saturday, after being kidnapped in the Rosh Ha’ayin area on Wednesday.The incident, which was previously under a police gag order, began after the victim’s son contacted police and reported the kidnapping, which allegedly occurred following a dispute between his father and a contractor, a police statement said. According to police, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of hundreds of thousands of shekels ...I think it’s still about four Israeli shekels to one American dollar... from the victim’s family, residents of Hebron, in exchange for the return of the 60-year-old.Police eventually raided a location in the central Arab town of Umm al-Fahm, where the victim was being held. "Detectives arrested a number of suspects who are residents of Umm al-Fahm, as well as vehicles suspected to have been used in the kidnapping," the statement said, adding that the court had extended their remand. Police did not give details on how many suspects were arrested. Related: Umm al-Fahm: 2022-12-09 Arab Israeli gets 15 years in prison for shooting at cops during May 2021 riots Umm al-Fahm: 2022-08-16 3 Arab Israelis arrested for alleged IS ties, plans to join jihadist group in Africa Umm al-Fahm: 2022-05-19 Umm al-Fahm man accused of charging smugglers to use section of West Bank barrier |
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