A Bnei Brak resident was arrested at the Rantis Crossing after police discovered seven illegal Palestinian workers hidden inside his vehicle.

According to police, detectives from the Ariel station stopped the vehicle during a targeted operation and found the seven illegal entrants concealed behind the rear seat panel and in the trunk under a blanket.

The driver, an Israeli citizen in his 30s from Bnei Brak, was arrested on suspicion of illegally transporting them into Israel. All eight suspects were taken for questioning at the Ariel police station.

Police said they will continue acting with “zero tolerance” against illegal entry into Israel and against those who assist it, warning that transporting illegal entrants is a serious criminal offense punishable by prison time.

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