Police rescue Palestinian kidnapped and held for ransom in Israel; suspects arrested

A 60-year-old Palestinian man was rescued by the Israel Police Saturday, after being kidnapped within the Rosh Ha’ayin space on Wednesday.

The incident, which was beforehand beneath a police gag order, started after the sufferer’s son contacted police and reported the kidnapping, which allegedly occurred following a dispute between his father and a contractor, a police assertion mentioned.

In accordance with police, the abductors demanded a ransom of tons of of 1000’s of shekels from the sufferer’s household, residents of Hebron, in change for the return of the 60-year-old.

Police finally raided a location within the central Arab city of Umm al-Fahm, the place the sufferer was being held.

“Detectives arrested numerous suspects who’re residents of Umm al-Fahm, in addition to autos suspected to have been used within the kidnapping,” the assertion mentioned, including that the court docket had prolonged their remand.

Police didn’t give particulars on what number of suspects have been arrested.

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