Soldier arrested for allegedly selling arms to criminals

A soldier, three young Netanya residents and a 32-year-old Palestinian were arrested for alleged involvement in arms-trading. According to suspicions, the soldier stole weapons from his base, transferred it to one of the suspects, who sold it to criminals in the Wadi Ara area.

Attorney Shai Levy, who represents one of the suspects, said his client denies the allegations and claims that he only gave a ride to one of the other suspects to Umm al-Fahm. The suspects were remanded for further questioning. (Raanan Ben-Zur)