In an extremely unusual incident, an Israeli civilian serving as an armed IDF reservist and wearing civilian clothes was detained overnight by Palestinian Authority police officers on the Beitunia bypass road in Area C of the West Bank, a route used daily by hundreds of Israelis, and his weapon was confiscated.
The incident is particularly notable because Area C is under Israeli security and civil control under the Oslo framework, and the Arab police ordinarily do not have policing authority there.
The circumstances surrounding the officers’ presence in the area, the reservist’s detention and the confiscation of his weapon remain unclear at this time
The incident is particularly notable because Area C is under Israeli security and civil control under the Oslo framework, and the Arab police ordinarily do not have policing authority there.
The circumstances surrounding the officers’ presence in the area, the reservist’s detention and the confiscation of his weapon remain unclear at this time