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Suspicious object found at Erlich light rail station in central Gush Dan

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Suspicious object found at Erlich light rail station in central Gush Dan

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A suspicious object was discovered Tuesday morning at the Erlich station of the light rail in central Gush Dan, according to Israeli media. Police sappers are responding.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A suspicious object was found at the Erlich light rail station in the Gush Dan metropolitan area on Tuesday morning, as reported by Israeli media. Police bomb disposal units are en route to assess the scene. The station has been evacuated and services halted pending further investigation. No claims of responsibility have been reported.

This incident follows earlier security-related disruptions along Israel's light rail lines, including a police cordon at Jerusalem's Central Station in late June and an explosive device found in Pisgat Ze'ev earlier in the month, both with suspected criminal motives. The current event, however, is in the central Gush Dan region—not Jerusalem—and its nature remains unclear.

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