Israeli woman extracted from Jericho by PA security forces, handed over to Israeli troops

An Israeli woman was extracted from the West Bank city of Jericho on Thursday by the Palestinian Authority’s security forces and handed over to Israeli troops, according to Israeli authorities.

The Civil Administration — a branch of the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) — says it received a report of an Israeli woman wandering around Jericho “with a real risk to her well-being.”

Like in previous cases, the Civil Administration contacted the PA security services to locate and transfer the Israeli civilian to Israeli forces.

“Upon receiving the report, officers from the Jericho District Coordination and Liaison Office acted to provide immediate protection to the Israeli woman, and simultaneously to transfer her to the security forces through the coordination channels,” the Civil Administration says.

The woman is expected to be questioned by the police over her entry to the Palestinian city, as it is illegal for Israeli citizens to enter PA-controlled territory in the West Bank.