IDF captures Palestinian who murdered his son, burned his body, and infiltrated Israel

A Palestinian man suspected of murdering his 12-year-old son and burning his body was found in Israel after infiltrating the country, the IDF said on Sunday.

According to Palestinian sources that spoke with KAN News, the man had taken his son to the Palestinian village of Beit Ur, near Ramallah in the West Bank, and stabbed him near an agricultural area of the town.

He then burned the body, fled the scene, and infiltrated Israel near the Hashmo Bnaim checkpoint, evading the Palestinian Authority security forces in the process.

The PA contacted the IDF after being unable to locate the man. The military found him inside Israel near the checkpoint to leave the West Bank.

The IDF interrogated the suspect and then handed him over to the PA.

"IDF forces operating last night at the Hashmonaim checkpoint in the Central Command detained a Palestinian suspect for questioning. Initial questioning at the checkpoint revealed that the suspect murdered his son in the Ramallah area and fled the scene," the military statement read.

Last week, the military and the Israel Police announced that they had arrested and indicted seven members of the Hariri crime organization for extortion, threats, and the planting of explosive devices.

The filing of indictments and prosecutors’ statements followed a series of raids conducted in Arab villages and the West Bank on April 12, during which 11 suspects were arrested. Multiple vehicles and a large amount of cash were also seized during the raids.

The investigation and raids were the product of collaboration between multiple bodies, including the Israel Police, Border Police, dog squad units, and the IDF.

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