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Saturday, January 23, 2021
Settler arrested on suspicion of assaulting IDF soldier at West Bank outpost
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBorder Police arrest a settler in the northern West Bank on suspicion of assaulting an IDF soldier.
A police statement says officers were called to the Givat Ronen outpost after reports of rock-throwing. The officers used riot control means to disperse settlers throwing rocks, one of whom police say shoved a soldier at the scene.
The suspect, a 24-year-old Givat Ronen resident, was searched and found to be carrying a pistol, according to the statement.
Police also say that rocks were thrown at a police cruiser that came to pick up the suspect, breaking its windows.
שוטרי מג"ב עצרו היום תושב גבעת רונן בן 24 בחשד ליידוי אבנים ולדחיפת חייל. השוטרים מספרים שכשהגיעו לעצור אותו נרגמו גם הם באבנים pic.twitter.com/Im23i19bov
— שחר גליק Shahar Glick (@glick_sh) January 23, 2021
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