A 22-year-old Palestinian worker employed in Israel with a permit was arrested on suspicion of aggravated gang rape of a young woman in an apartment he shared with other workers. Police described the investigation as 'highly sensitive' and are searching for additional suspects, according to Ynet.
A Palestinian worker from the West Bank has been arrested on suspicion of playing a role in the gang rape of a young woman in Ramla, deepening a wave of high-profile sexual-assault cases that have drawn public scrutiny. Police arrested the 22-year-old, who holds a valid work permit allowing him to be employed in Israel, at the apartment he shared with other laborers, where the alleged attack occurred. The force described the investigation as 'highly sensitive' and is actively searching for additional suspects, Ynet reported. The case follows a series of similar incidents in central Israeli cities in recent weeks, including an indictment against a Palestinian hotel worker in Jerusalem for offenses against an evacuated minor and the arrest of a Palestinian from Hawara in Tel Aviv, both reported by The Zioneer. The Ramla arrest is the third development in this thread in as many hours, following the initial arrest of an illegal entrant and the ongoing manhunt for others.
3 developments
- DevelopingTel Aviv resident stabbed during sexual encounter with undocumented Palestinian
- DevelopingJerusalem hotel worker indicted for sexual offenses against evacuated minor
- StrongTwo Arabs arrested on suspicion of indecent acts in Tel Aviv, one an illegal entrant from Hawara
- StrongPolice arrest West Bank Palestinian suspect in Holon daylight assault on woman
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