Police arrest 2 ‘hilltop youth’ for stealing tents from quarantine site

16 April 2020, 11:14 am

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Police officers arrest two members of a group of radical Israeli settlers who are suspected of stealing tents and equipment from a quarantine facility that the military established for them in the northern West Bank, police say.

Earlier this week, the group of far-right extremists — also known as “hilltop youth” — were accused of attacking a group of Palestinians and firebombing their cars.

Police say the officers arrested two suspects who were driving down the Route 90 highway in the eastern West Bank after finding what they believed was the stolen military equipment in their car. It is not immediately clear how many suspects remain at large.

— Judah Ari Gross