Nine of Ten Suspects Arrested in West Bank Released, One Detained
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Nine of ten suspects arrested in the West Bank have been released to house arrest, while one suspect's detention was extended by six days in connection with an attack on diplomats. The judge found strengthened suspicions against this individual. Suspicions against another suspect in the same attack have weakened. Four suspects accused of attacking a photographer were also not found to have reasonable suspicion against them.
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- Nine of ten suspects arrested in the West Bank were released to house arrest.
- One suspect's detention was extended by six days for involvement in an attack on diplomats.
- Suspicions against a second individual in the diplomat attack have significantly weakened.
- Reasonable suspicion did not strengthen against four suspects accused of attacking a photographer.
- The attack on diplomats occurred during a larger stone-throwing incident.
Following a wave of arrests in the West Bank, nine out of ten suspects apprehended by the Judea and Samaria District Police during Operation "Olive Branch" were released to house arrest. The detention of one suspect, involved in an attack on diplomats, was extended by six days. The judge noted during the hearing that suspicions against this individual had strengthened, leading to the extension. Currently, police have only obtained a statement from the Belgian diplomats involved. Meanwhile, suspicion against a second individual in the attack has weakened significantly.
Regarding four suspects accused of attacking American photographer Heidi Levine, the judge stated that reasonable suspicion had not strengthened against them. While acknowledging the seriousness of assault, the judge observed from a video that the attack occurred amidst a larger event of extensive stone-throwing, which caused other journalists to flee. The article notes that masked Israelis attacked European diplomats participating in an olive harvest in the Benjamin region. The prosecution stated that stone-throwing was carried out by Palestinians, and therefore the suspects were not linked to that specific incident. The respondents deny any connection to the event or even to the location where it occurred.
