Defense

Border Police Arrest Qalandiya Man Digging Shaft for Tunnel Into Israel

Published

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of a night-time arrest at a checkpoint compound: four Israeli Border Police officers in olive-grey uniforms and tactical vests stand shoulder to shoulder in a row beneath a wooden-beamed shelter, rifles held across their chests, flanking a detained man in a pale short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans who stands empty-handed at the centre with his face left indistinct, a green barred gate at the left edge of the frame and stacked equipment along the wall behind

Israel Police said Border Police lookouts in the Jerusalem Envelope sector spotted several suspects digging next to the security barrier route in the Qalandiya area on Monday, and forces sent to the scene gave chase on foot and fired into the air before arresting one of them. Police said the detainee is a 36-year-old resident of the Qalandiya refugee camp who was in Israel without a permit. In initial questioning he admitted that the intention was to dig a tunnel into Israeli territory. He then led officers to the shaft, where many buckets and digging tools were found. Border Police intelligence is questioning him further to locate the other diggers.

Sources

Primary sources:1Secondary sources:234

People in this story

Related stories

  1. IDF Reports Four Binyamin Arrests, Including Hamas and ISIS Members
  2. Duvdevan Fighters Arrest Two Terror Operatives in Qabatiya Sweep of 100 Structures
  3. Israeli Forces Arrest Three-Man Cell Suspected of Planning Samaria Attack
  4. Home Front Command Lifts Ofarim Infiltration Alert, Residents Free to Leave Homes
  5. IDF Reviews Footage of Soldier Striking Palestinian in Idna

Something went wrong

We couldn't complete that action. Check your connection and try again.