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Israeli Reservist Weapon Confiscated, Five Arrested Over West Bank Vandalism

5/17/2026

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Police Confiscate Weapon

Police confiscated a reservist’s weapon and removed him from reserve duty after the West Bank vehicle-vandalism incident.
Five Israelis were arrested for allegedly damaging Palestinian vehicles near the village of Shukba in the West Bank.
The Israel Defense Forces first responded, calling in Border Police as de-escalation failed.
Investigators opened a case after video showed person beating an animal in Attara, summoning owner.

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Israeli Forces Crackdown

Israeli army fire killed 16-year-old Fahd Zidan Owais south of Nablus while authorities blocked Red Crescent from reaching him.
Police confiscated the reservist’s weapon and dismissed him from reserve duty after the West Bank vehicle-vandalism incident.
Settlers torched a mosque and spray-painted anti-Palestinian graffiti in a village southeast of Ramallah.
Far-right nationalists marched Jerusalem chanting slogans as Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered Al-Aqsa with 1,300 settlers.

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Police Confiscate Weapon

Police confiscated a reservist’s weapon and removed him from reserve duty after the West Bank vehicle-vandalism incident.
Five Israelis were arrested for allegedly damaging Palestinian vehicles near the village of Shukba in the West Bank.
The Israel Defense Forces first responded, calling in Border Police as de-escalation failed.
Investigators opened a case after video showed person beating an animal in Attara, summoning owner.

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