Report: Soldier’s weapon stolen on bus in Upper Galilee; suspect arrested

26 December 2025, 10:38 pm

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An IDF soldier’s firearm was stolen this morning in the Upper Galilee after he fell asleep on a bus, Channel 12 reports.

Upon waking, the soldier discovered his weapon was missing and alerted the bus driver, who reported seeing a man carrying the gun exiting the bus.

The suspect, a resident of Majd al-Krum, was later spotted walking through the northern Arab town with the firearm. Following a police search, the suspect was arrested, and the weapon was recovered.

The incident occurred alongside a deadly attack in the area of Beit She’an along northern Israel’s Route 71, in which Aviv Maor, 19, and Samson Mordechai, 68, were killed in a ramming and stabbing attack.