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Jerusalem Police Arrest Three Minors Over September Assault Near Damascus Gate

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the stone stairwell and ancient Roman-era arched entrance at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate, adapted from a 2018 contextual photograph; it does not depict the September assault, arrests or suspects.

Jerusalem District police said they arrested three minors from Beitar Illit on Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in an assault on an older man and a violent disturbance. The incident took place in September on Chaim Bar-Lev Boulevard and around Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. Police said Shalem station investigators identified the suspects through investigative work and technological methods. Police also suspect that the minors recorded the disturbance and uploaded the footage to social media. The statement did not give their exact ages or announce charges.

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