Police nab 3 Gazans, say they invaded Israel on Oct. 7; security sources say they didn’t |
Three Gazans have been arrested in the southern city of Rahat after law enforcement discovered stolen military ammunition in their possession, the police and National Security Ministry announced Saturday night.
Law enforcement alleged that the men entered Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, but security sources rejected the claim outright.
“There is no indication that the three invaded Israel on October 7,” security sources told The Times of Israel.
The trio had been in Israel before the war on work permits and remained in the country even after Israeli authorities canceled the entry of all Gazan laborers amid the war with Hamas, according to the officials.
Upon their arrest, they were taken to the Sde Teiman military detention facility for questioning.
The three received permits to enter Israel in August 2023, according to Rahat Mayor Talal Alkernawi, who said they were arrested on Tuesday.
Alkernawi called the police statement “an attempt to........