Police are preparing for increased “price tag” incidents in the wake of Sunday’s evacuation of the outpost of Migron, Judea and Samaria district commander Amos Yaakov said Sunday.
“I assume that there will be an increase in price tag incidents, and we have carried out preparations for this," Yaakov said during a press briefing on Sunday, though he also noted that police have dealt with a rise in price tag incidents following previous evacuations and he does not see something unique about the Migron in that regard.
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Yaakov said that Sunday’s evacuations could be considered in two different phases, that involving the residents of Migron who willingly evacuated, which he said was typified by “mutual respect and compassion, without and physical or verbal violence.”
The second phase he said involved “youthful law breakers who broke into a number of houses and used verbal and physical violence [against police]. All of the youths were evacuated and taken to Jerusalem where all but eight were released from custody.”
By mid-afternoon Yaakov announced that the Judea and Samaria police in cooperation with the IDF had finished the evacuation of Migron.
According to Judea and Samaria police the eight youths who remain in custody are being held for assaulting police officers.
Police added that the possessions and buildings left at the site “are now the responsibly of the Defense Ministry.”
“I assume that there will be an increase in price tag incidents, and we have carried out preparations for this," Yaakov said during a press briefing on Sunday, though he also noted that police have dealt with a rise in price tag incidents following previous evacuations and he does not see something unique about the Migron in that regard.
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Yaakov said that Sunday’s evacuations could be considered in two different phases, that involving the residents of Migron who willingly evacuated, which he said was typified by “mutual respect and compassion, without and physical or verbal violence.”
The second phase he said involved “youthful law breakers who broke into a number of houses and used verbal and physical violence [against police]. All of the youths were evacuated and taken to Jerusalem where all but eight were released from custody.”
By mid-afternoon Yaakov announced that the Judea and Samaria police in cooperation with the IDF had finished the evacuation of Migron.
According to Judea and Samaria police the eight youths who remain in custody are being held for assaulting police officers.
Police added that the possessions and buildings left at the site “are now the responsibly of the Defense Ministry.”