A resident of Tarqumiya was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier in a village about a week ago, according to a report.
A resident of Tarqumiya was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier about a week ago, according to a report. The suspect, previously identified in initial reports at 18:05 Jerusalem as a senior Palestinian Authority intelligence officer from the Hebron area, is now reported to be a resident of Tarqumiya, the village where the soldier was found.
At 18:05 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported the arrest of a Hebron resident on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping, with the background described as criminal. Within the same minute, a second report identified the suspect as Waleed Hamdan al-Froukh, a senior PA intelligence officer, and noted that the soldier, a Bedouin from southern Israel, had been found in Tarqumiya and said he had been abducted. Police have not confirmed the suspect's PA affiliation. The current update specifies the suspect's residence as Tarqumiya.
The arrest comes amid a series of security incidents. The Zioneer reported on Friday that a Tayibe resident was arrested for incitement to terrorism after praising an attack that killed a reserve soldier earlier that week.
The soldier's current status and the exact circumstances of the kidnapping remain unclear. The police have not confirmed the suspect's alleged affiliation with the Palestinian Authority intelligence apparatus. The investigation is ongoing.
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