Nuisance on Highway 55: Palestinians caught engaging in begging and peddling

Following repeated complaints from the head of the Karnei Shomron Regional Council, Yonatan Kuznitz, Border Police and the Ephraim District Coordination Office raided the Tzufim junction on Highway 55. Nine Palestinians, adults and minors, were caught begging and peddling among vehicles. Kuznitz welcomed the operation but stressed that the real test lies in continued enforcement.

Following repeated complaints from residents and appeals by Karnei Shomron Regional Council head Yonatan Kuznitz to security officials, a targeted enforcement operation was carried out at the Tzufim junction on Highway 55. Border Police Ephraim and the Ephraim District Coordination Office raided the junction and caught nine Palestinians, including adults and minors, who were begging and peddling among vehicles. The phenomenon, occurring near the Eliyahu crossing, was described by the council as a safety and security hazard due to the presence of people among moving cars. Kuznitz welcomed the operation but clarified that this is only a first step, and the real test lies in ongoing routine enforcement. He pledged to closely monitor and demand consistent and continuous enforcement, not just sporadic, to completely eradicate the phenomenon.