Israeli Border Police and Ramla police, acting on a tip, arrested over 70 Palestinians yesterday in a building in the central city of Ramla, according to police. A number of the detainees had illegally entered Israel, police said. Officers arriving at the scene were surprised by the large group.
Israeli Border Police and Ramla police officers arrested more than 70 Palestinians in a building in central Ramla yesterday, a law enforcement source stated. According to police, a number of the detainees had infiltrated into Israel illegally. The police received a report about dozens of Palestinians, some of them illegally staying in Israel, at the building. Officers arriving at the scene said they were surprised to find such a large group. The arrest was documented on video. Police have not released further details on the detainees' identities or potential charges. The operation follows previous arrests of illegal entrants in other Israeli cities, including an arrest of six individuals in Nof HaGalil last week.
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