Police bust Palestinian minors with weapons

Police say a covert operation overnight Tuesday by the army and border police busted a group of seven Palestinian minors who were crafting improvised weapons in the West Bank village of Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem.

Six weapons are confiscated by Israeli authorities.

The sting is one of several by Israeli security forces in an effort to crack down on the production of improvised guns by Palestinians.

Makeshift weapons confiscated by Israeli police in the West Bank overnight Tuesday, December 20, 2016 (Israel Police)
Makeshift weapons confiscated by Israeli police in the West Bank overnight Tuesday, December 20, 2016 (Israel Police)

— Ilan Ben Zion

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