First publication: One of the suspects in the Qalqilya tunnel affair - an officer in the Palestinian Authority | Li Ayyash

First publication: One of the suspects in the Qalqilya tunnel affair is an officer in the Palestinian Authority's Preventive Security Service with the rank of Chief Superintendent. His remand was extended by eight days. The two Israeli suspects will remain in custody until tomorrow. The Palestinian suspects deny any connection to the tunnel. The police attribute to them offenses of possessing weapons and preparing to commit an act of terrorism.

First publication: One of the two Palestinians arrested in the Qalqilya tunnel affair is an officer in the Palestinian Authority's Preventive Security Service with the rank of Chief Superintendent. This was reported by crime desk head Li Ayyash. The military court extended his remand by eight days. The remand of the two Israeli suspects was extended until tomorrow. In their investigation, the Palestinian suspects deny any connection to the tunnel. The police attribute to them offenses of possessing weapons and preparing to commit an act of terrorism, and insist that this is a tunnel dozens of meters long: "This is not routine, it is supposed to change the regional security picture." The tunnel, which is at least 25 meters deep, was exposed last week during an operation by the Judea and Samaria Crime Fighting Unit and Border Police fighters in Qalqilya. Weapons were located and seized at the site.