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Friday, May 1, 2026
Cops in East Jerusalem reportedly attack and detain Palestinian teen with special needs
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Footage circulated by Palestinian media outlets appears to show police forces yesterday in the Shuafat Refugee Camp chasing and arresting a Palestinian.
According to the reports, the detained Palestinian is Mahdi al-Arabi, a teenager with down syndrome.
The forces are believed to be from the Border Police, which operates regularly in East Jerusalem.
There is no immediate comment from the Border Police.
A video shows Israeli soldiers chasing and detaining a Palestinian child with Down syndrome during a raid on the Shuafat Refugee Camp in Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/KMWegBLwYK
— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) April 30, 2026
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