Two Arab youths allegedly stole a soldier’s pistol over the weekend in the Talpiot industrial zone in Jerusalem.
Israeli police arrested one of the youths shortly after the incident. The pistol was recovered.
Security forces were continuing their search for the other youth.
The soldier was unharmed.
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