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Photo: IDF Spokesman's Office
IDF and police forces have been searching the Qalandiya checkpoint area since the early morning hours Tuesday after a Border Policeman's weapon had gone missing.
While unloading weapons from the jeep his force used for overnight operations, the soldier apparently left the rifle on the hood and forgot it there.
The force traveled with the jeep from Qalandiya to Adam Square in the Binyamin Region of the West Bank, and it was only when they reached their destination that the soldier noticed his weapon was gone.
The weapon is believed to have fallen off the vehicle during the drive, and Border Police officials are worried it made its way to Palestinian hands.
The police said in response, "We treat this incident very seriously. In addition to taking all required measures to locate the weapon, the incident will be investigated and the necessary conclusions will be drawn."