Jerusalem, 17 February, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israeli security forces dismantled 16 illegal public cameras used by criminal gangs and seized an M-16 rifle in the Bedouin town of Tuba-Zangriyya, the police said on Tuesday. Four suspects were arrested during Sunday’s raid.

Investigators said the cameras were used to monitor the movement of police and rival crime gangs.

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