Israelis who were rescued from the city of Qalqilya last night reported feared abduction, according to a released recording of their emergency 100 call. The call, aired in Israeli media, captures one of the civilians saying 'we are inside Qalqilya, there is a suspicion of abduction, we are being surrounded.' The rescue follows the earlier extraction of an Israeli woman from the same city two weeks ago, as The Zioneer previously reported.
A recording released Tuesday from the emergency 100 call placed by the Israelis rescued from Qalqilya the previous night reveals the civilians believed they were about to be abducted. One voice on the call says: 'We are inside Qalqilya, there is a suspicion of abduction, we are beginning to be surrounded.' The call underscores the immediate danger the group perceived.
The rescue comes after a similar incident on June 10, when the Civil Administration evacuated an Israeli woman who drove into the Palestinian city, apparently to shop. That earlier event, reported by The Zioneer, was handled via security coordination channels and highlighted the prohibition on Israeli entry into Area A, which Qalqilya falls under.
It remains unclear how many Israelis were involved in last night's incident and whether any were physically harmed. Details of the rescue operation have not yet been released.
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