Police announce they have arrested three Bedouin citizens from the Negev village of Tarabin al-Sana on suspicion of setting fire to cars in a neighboring Jewish locale.
Last night, a pair of masked assailants was caught on security camera footage setting several cars alight in Giv’ot Bar, just north of Tarabin al-Sana. Residents in Mishmar Hanegev, another Jewish town in the region, reported having their car windows smashed overnight.
Law enforcement says the vandalism was “revenge” for a police raid on the Bedouin town that same night. Two others are suspected of partaking in the vandalism, police say, meaning they are still searching for the fourth suspect.
In the incident’s wake, police launched a large-scale operation in Tarabin al-Sana. They have arrested a total of six people as of Saturday evening.
The other three detainees were nabbed on suspicion of disturbing public order, involvement in violent activities, and using stolen army weapons, police say. Large forces are continuing to encircle the locale and raid criminal targets in the area.
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