Police Disclose Five Minors' Arrests Over Suspected Sair Terror Group

Israel Police disclosed on October 14 that five minors had been arrested in Sa'ir, Judea, on suspicion of forming or belonging to a group called the Sair Brigades. Police said the arrests followed a joint investigation with the Shin Bet, and that IDF soldiers assisted the raid. According to police, the group allegedly threw petrol bombs and stones toward vehicles, roads and communities. Police also alleged incitement, the removal of Israeli flags from roadsides and deliberate fires in woodland near populated areas. The suspects were taken for questioning by the Hetz Yehuda unit and Hebron police station.