Israeli Police responded to a suspicious incident in the Gush Etzion area after an armed female IDF soldier was seen entering a vehicle with Palestinian license plates, according to police. Officers chased the vehicle and stopped it on Route 375 near Betar Illit, where the soldier was found safe and unharmed. A rapid investigation revealed the soldier and the Palestinian driver are a couple; the soldier's weapon was seized and both were taken to a nearby police station.
Police in the Judea District responded Thursday afternoon to a report of an armed female IDF soldier entering a vehicle with Palestinian license plates in the Gush Etzion area, sparking a brief chase. The vehicle was stopped on Route 375 near Betar Illit, and the soldier was found unharmed. An on-site investigation determined the soldier and the Palestinian driver are a couple; the soldier's weapon was confiscated and both were transferred to a police station for further processing. The incident, initially feared to be a kidnapping, was resolved without casualties.
3 developments
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- DevelopingIDF: Vehicle carrying three suspects posed threat, was struck in Gaza
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