Police find pistol in 13-year-old E. Jerusalem boy’s bedroom
Officers investigating how East Jerusalem teen got the gun; IDF troops uncover weapons cache in West Bank raid
Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel's religions and Diaspora affairs correspondent.
Police officers arrested a 13-year-old boy from East Jerusalem after discovering a pistol hidden in his room, at an institution for teens from underprivileged families, a police spokesperson said on Sunday.
The arrest, which occurred last week, was part of a larger police effort to “locate and seize illegal weaponry,” the spokesperson said.
On Sunday, a Jerusalem court extended the boy’s remand, keeping him in jail as officers continue their investigation.
The police would not reveal what specific information led them to the teenager’s room in the institution, where along with the pistol, they found two magazines and a carrying case.
Meanwhile in Hebron, the army on Saturday night uncovered a weapons cache containing a 9mm pistol, a Negev light machine gun, ammunition and a “Carlo”-style submachine gun, based on the design of the Swedish Carl Gustav firearm. The soldiers also discovered a counterfeit Israeli identification card, the army said.
In overnight raids, Israeli security forces arrested four Palestinians for allegedly throwing rocks and taking part in violent protests.
In addition, soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces’ Judea Brigade picked up a fifth Palestinian who “planned to throw a Molotov cocktail at the highway” near Bayt Awwa, west of Hebron, the army said.
