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Thursday, March 27, 2025
Border Police find monkey tied to dumpster in East Jerusalem
During an operation in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan earlier today, Border Police officers discovered a monkey chained to a large trash dumpster.
It is the 21st monkey to be located by Israeli authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into a wildlife smuggling ring, though most so far have been rescued from the Negev area.
“The forces provided care for the monkey — who appeared slightly injured — while attempting to determine how it ended up tied to the dumpster,” a police spokesman says.
Representatives of the Nature and Parks Authority are en route to the scene to provide further treatment to the injured monkey, the spokesman adds.
לוחמי מג״ב איתרו קוף קשור לפח אשפה בשכונת סילוואן בירושלים pic.twitter.com/iJijeABoMe
— לירן תמרי | Liran Tamari (@liran__tamari) March 27, 2025
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