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Monday, January 22, 2024
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Monday, January 22, 2024
14 arrested for selling entry permits to Israel for Palestinian laborers
In this September 6, 2020 photo, Palestinian laborers cross illegally into Israel from the West Bank through an opening in a fence, south of the West Bank town of Hebron. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
Police say they have arrested 14 people on suspicion of illegally selling work permits to Palestinians that allowed them entry into Israel.
Among those held are several IDF and police officers.
The suspects are to appear before the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, where police will request that their remands be extended.
They are suspected of fraud, bribery, bribing a public servant, money laundering and extortion by threats.
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