Israeli police arrest two Palestinian youths from East Jerusalem suspected of burning Israeli flags in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of French Hill.
Police say they were called to the area after reports that a number of people were burning flags there, and found the suspects with the charred flags and a lighter “suspected of having been used to commit the crime.”
The suspects are residents of East Jerusalem, police say in a statement.
A burnt Israeli flag found on one of two East Jerusalem Palestinians arrested by police in the capital’s French Hill neighborhood, April 16, 2018. (Israel Police)
“The Israel Police will respond uncompromisingly towards any attempts to damage state symbols,” the statement adds.
The force says it will “place specific emphasis on crimes publicly directed against the 70th Independence Day celebrations and those that could disturb the public peace.”
On Thursday, Israel will mark 70 years of the creation of the state in 1948.
— Raoul Wootliff
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