The police said they found the burned body of the mother with the baby still connected to her by the umbilical cord in early April.
The suspect had reportedly collected intelligence around the hospital where former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was hospitalized.
Over the past month, an undercover investigation was conducted by the Modi’in Illit police station and the Nature and Parks Authority’s unit combating illegal hunting.
Police mobilized after hearing gunshots from the party and arrested two suspects involved in the use and possession of weapons.
St.-Sgt.-Maj. Igor Pivnev shared his story of heroism several times. But friends and family now believe he kept much of his pain to himself—until the emotional toll became too much.
Allegedly, the man lured the child to a house in the south of the city, and committed sexual acts against him.
The incident occurred during an operation on Monday night, when police officers from the Jerusalem District noticed a vehicle entering a community near Jerusalem that raised suspicion.
Authorities acted on intelligence regarding a potential assassination attempt linked to a local terror cell.
“The captivity of sensitive animals like monkeys causes tremendous harm,” the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Israel Police said in a joint statement.
The IDF arrested two residents in Hableh, a Palestinian village located in the Kalkilya Governorate.
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