A resident of eastern Jerusalem was arrested on Sunday on suspicion that he transported 13 illegal infiltrators. The driver was arrested near the Latrun Junction after being pursued by security forces on Route 1 between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

The infiltrators were arrested in the Katamon neighborhood in Jerusalem after allegedly being dropped off there by the driver.

The incident began earlier in the day due to a hot tip that was received about armed terrorists on Route 1. Checkpoints were set up near the capital and along the highway and villages near Latrun closed their gates.

An initial investigation found that the driver had no connection with terrorist activity and no weapons were found in his vehicle. The roads that were blocked due to the incident have reopened.

Following the searches, the police updated that the suspicious vehicle was stopped at the Latrun Junction, between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and the driver was taken for questioning by the ISA. At the same time, explosives experts searched the vehicle to rule out threats.