Overview
- Israeli police say thieves wearing IDF-style uniforms robbed a Palestinian-owned jewelry shop in Dahariya, with the town’s mayor reporting threats to civilians and damage to the store.
- The suspects arrived in a vehicle resembling a security car with emergency lights while wearing protective vests and helmets and carrying firearms.
- A joint operation by police, Border Police, and the IDF located the suspects near Samu after a brief manhunt, and officers recovered the stolen gold.
- Authorities found IDF uniforms, three M16 rifles, a handgun, and military helmets in the suspects’ car following the arrests.
- Police described the detainees as Bedouins from southern Israel, while the IDF said they were two Israeli civilians and a Palestinian, and advocacy group Regavim pressed for stronger enforcement in response.