Two arrested for attempting to carve opening in security barrier near Jerusalem

Border Police officers arrested two residents of Kafr Aqab on suspicion of attempting to carve an opening at the base of the security barrier using electric power tools, with the aim of creating a passage from Judea and Samaria into Israel. The two attempted to flee but were located after a brief chase inside a nearby residential building. A large drill and electrical cables allegedly used by the suspects were seized at the scene.

Border Police officers arrested two residents of Kafr Aqab on suspicion of attempting to carve an opening at the base of the security barrier using electric power tools. The suspects aimed to create a passage from Judea and Samaria into Israel. According to police, the two attempted to flee but were located after a brief chase inside a nearby residential building. A large drill and electrical cables allegedly used by the suspects were seized at the scene.