Police probing arrest of women who placed hostage flyers at MK’s synagogue

Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy launched an investigation into the arrest of three women who put flyers calling for a hostage deal on seats in a Herzliya synagogue attended by Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, according to a statement by the police spokesperson.

The three women were released overnight after they were detained and handcuffed for some eight hours.

Police say they received a call that someone had “broke into the synagogue” and searched for suspects, as in any suspected criminal incident. Security camera footage of the incident shows the women entering the synagogue while it was open.

Police say action will be taken if officers are found to have acted incorrectly in response to the call. The statement adds the events will be examined and lessons will be taken accordingly.

The flyers showed the pictures of four of the female soldiers taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, along with Ariel and Kfir Bibas, the two young children who remain captive in Gaza.

In the center is a picture of Edelstein from his time in a Soviet prison, with the caption “Let my people go,” a popular rallying cry by supporters of Jewish refuseniks.

תיעוד ש @JoshBreiner ואני מביאים של הנחת תמונות החטופים בבית הכנסת אוהל משה בהרצליה, המקום פתוח, אחת הפעילות נכנסת פנימה, פותחת דלת צדדית וממנה נכנסות השלוש לשים את הפליירים על כסאות בית הכנסת. שווה שמונה שעות בתחנה?

הפעילות השתחררו למעצר בית והרחקה מבית הכנסת ואדלשטיין pic.twitter.com/Sth7acdRHU

— Bar Peleg (@bar_peleg) September 13, 2024