An employee of the Palestinian Authority's preventive security apparatus (the Palestinian Shin Bet) was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping of a regular IDF soldier — on criminal grounds, according to an Israeli media report.
An employee of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service (the PA's internal security arm, often referred to as the Palestinian Shin Bet) was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping of a regular IDF soldier, on criminal grounds, Israeli media reported Friday morning.
This is at least the third arrest in the affair over the past 24 hours. As The Zioneer reported Thursday evening, a senior PA intelligence officer in the Hebron area was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping of a soldier near Tarqumiya about a week ago. Hours earlier, a resident of Tarqumiya was also arrested on the same suspicion.
The investigation is ongoing. The suspect's affiliation with the PA's security apparatus adds a significant dimension to the case — it is the first reported arrest of a sitting member of the Palestinian security forces in connection with the kidnapping. The circumstances and the suspect's exact role remain under investigation.
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