A Palestinian suspect in his 30s, a resident of Dahariya in the West Bank, was arrested Friday morning after a chase inside the Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv. Police say he was located following intelligence work by detectives from the Hebron station, and is suspected of stealing mobile phones while staying in Israel without authorization. He was transferred for questioning by the Tel Aviv district.
A Palestinian illegal entrant was arrested Friday morning after fleeing through Tel Aviv's Azrieli Mall upon being spotted by police detectives.
The suspect, a resident of Dahariya in the Hebron area of the West Bank in his 30s, was tracked following intelligence work by detectives from the Hebron station. According to police, when he was identified inside the shopping center he began running through the mall in front of shoppers until he was caught and detained.
He is suspected of stealing mobile phones and was staying in Israel without a permit. The suspect has been transferred to the Tel Aviv district for further questioning. The incident comes amid a series of recent police arrests of Palestinians staying illegally in central Israeli cities, as The Zioneer has previously reported.
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