Police arrested three Palestinians illegally residing in Israel at a conference attended by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich yesterday, Channel 12 news reports.
The three men in their 20s, from the Hebron area of the West Bank, were reportedly apprehended meters away from Smotrich as he spoke at an urban renewal conference at a Tel Aviv hotel.
According to the report, the three had been employed at the company that set up the event’s stage, and were standing several meters away from the minister.
Police assisting a private security company manning the event heard the employees speaking Arabic, and decided to question them during the conference. They soon realized they had crossed into Israel illegally.
They were arrested on the spot and brought to the police station alongside their employer. Today, a judge has decided to extend the suspects’ detention.
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