The Shin Bet security service says it has arrested a group of Palestinian teenagers who are suspected of throwing Molotov cocktails at cars along West Bank highways on a number of occasions.
The seven teens, residents of Beit Anan, a village north of Jerusalem, are believed to have thrown firebombs on highways 443 and 436 near the Givat Ze’ev settlement at least seven times over the past few months, the Shin Bet says.
A military prosecutor filed an indictment Tuesday against the seven suspects and requested to keep them in custody throughout the trial.
“The Shin Bet sees these acts of terror as very serious and life-threatening. Along with our partners, the IDF and Israel Police, we will work vigorously to uncover these terror cells and punish those involved,” the security service says, in a statement.
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