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Palestinian Arrested for Smuggling Girl Over West Bank Barrier

1/4/2026

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The Israeli police arrested a 29-year-old Palestinian man from A-Ram on suspicion of smuggling a young girl over the West Bank barrier.
He was filmed lifting the girl to the wall’s edge and lowering her.
Authorities captured him with surveillance drones at a shop in A-Ram.
The suspect is being interrogated at Border Police headquarters.
The incident follows rising West Bank violence, with 752 incidents reported this year.

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Story summary

The Israeli police arrested a 29-year-old Palestinian man from A-Ram on suspicion of smuggling a young girl over the West Bank barrier.
He was filmed lifting the girl to the wall’s edge and lowering her.
Authorities captured him with surveillance drones at a shop in A-Ram.
The suspect is being interrogated at Border Police headquarters.
The incident follows rising West Bank violence, with 752 incidents reported this year.