A Palestinian man who sneaked into Israel from the Gaza Strip evaded capture for nearly 24 hours before he was eventually picked up by security forces this morning, the army says.
Soldiers monitoring the closed circuit cameras along the southern border with Gaza noticed the man cross into Israeli territory in the Eshkol region yesterday afternoon, an army spokesperson says.
“Forces located the unarmed suspect earlier today,” the spokesperson says.
An unmanned IDF ground vehicle near the southern part of the Gaza-Israel border fence (Zev Marmorstein/IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
Troops were called to the scene yesterday, but were unable to locate the man. It is not immediately clear why, the official says.
Once the man was caught, he was handed over to the Shin Bet security service for questioning, which should help shed some light on the incident, the army says.
— Judah Ari Gross
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