St.-Sgt.-Maj. Igor Pivnev shared his story of heroism several times. But friends and family now believe he kept much of his pain to himself—until the emotional toll became too much.
Allegedly, the man lured the child to a house in the south of the city, and committed sexual acts against him.
The incident occurred during an operation on Monday night, when police officers from the Jerusalem District noticed a vehicle entering a community near Jerusalem that raised suspicion.
Authorities acted on intelligence regarding a potential assassination attempt linked to a local terror cell.
“The captivity of sensitive animals like monkeys causes tremendous harm,” the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Israel Police said in a joint statement.
The IDF arrested two residents in Hableh, a Palestinian village located in the Kalkilya Governorate.
Magen David Adom stated that a woman had been injured while heading to a protected area as the sirens sounded.
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