Israeli forces entered territory policed by the Palestinian Authority this week in order to arrest a PA man accused of murdering his wife, an Israeli citizen. The man, whose name was not released, allegedly infiltrated the Israeli Arab city of Tira to commit the crime after a history of abuse.

PA police arrested him in a small village near Shechem but released the killer shortly afterward without pressing charges. Upon learning that the killer had been released, Israeli police worked with the IDF to locate the man, and conducted an undercover arrest operation on Wednesday night. This time the killer was not handed over to PA police, and instead was taken to a police station in Ramle.

Israeli forces usually enter areas policed by the PA only to conduct counterterrorism operations, and leave fighting crime to the PA.

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