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Palestinian Suspect Arrested After Chase at Azrieli Mall for Phone Theft Spree

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Palestinian Suspect Arrested After Chase at Azrieli Mall for Phone Theft Spree
100% right-leaningFirst reported by Arutz Sheva · 26 minutes ago
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What happened

Police arrested a Palestinian suspect after a chase through Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv on Thursday night. He is suspected of stealing phones from shoppers, beaches, and soldiers, and of being in Israel illegally.

  • 01Police caught a Palestinian suspect after a chase inside Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv.
  • 02He is suspected of multiple phone thefts from soldiers, shoppers, and beachgoers.
  • 03Officers said he was arrested by an undercover detective on the escalator.
  • 04The suspect, a Dahariya resident in his 30s, was in Israel illegally.
  • 05Police linked the case to a wider phone-theft wave in Tel Aviv and central Israel.

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Kikar HaShabbatRight · Hebrew10 minutes ago
Palestinian Suspect Arrested After Chase at Azrieli Mall for Phone Theft Spree
Arutz ShevaRight · Hebrew26 minutes ago
Undercover Police Chase Ends With Arrest of Suspected Phone Thief at Azrieli Mall

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