The Palestinian police uncovered a murder committed by a group of people in several areas in Bethlehem governorate, and managed to arrest nine suspects who were involved in it.

Colonel Louay Arziqat, the police spokesman, explained that financial disputes arose between people from Beit Fajjar and others from the village of Wadi Al-Niss, south of Bethlehem, as a result of which they assaulted a person, and another person from Beit Fajjar stole a vehicle belonging to a resident of the village of Wadi Al-Niss. It was owned by the police and security services, which began searching for it and pursuing the suspected person.”

He added, "After several days, the same person and a number of his relatives weaved a story in which they claimed that he had been kidnapped and his boat said that he had been taken to an unknown destination, and at the same time his brothers and relatives went to the village of Wadi al-Niss and opened fire on a vehicle inside which a 27-year-old citizen was killed. As a result."

"The police arrested nine people, including the person who claimed to have been kidnapped a few days ago," Irzeigat said.

Irzeigat confirmed that, upon hearing their statements, they reported that they fabricated the story of the kidnapping and accused their opponents of having masterminded the crime of kidnapping in an attempt to mitigate the damages resulting from their actions, and they were arrested until they were presented to the prosecution.