Police Announce 155 Unlawful-Stay Arrests and Two Suspected Hosts Held in Beit Hanina

Israel Police announced on October 14 that officers had arrested 155 people for allegedly being in the country unlawfully during an operation in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem. Two other people were arrested on suspicion of providing them with lodging, the police statement said. Jerusalem Border Police personnel carried out the operation alongside officers from the Jerusalem police district. The announcement did not state when the operation took place or identify those arrested.