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Police over the weekend arrested 18 persons in Kafr Manda in the Lower Galil, for participation in violence. Police also confiscated 116 firebombs and 79 mats of fireworks which could all lead to serious injury.

There have been violent events in the Israeli Arab village in recent weeks, and on last Thursday, there was a brawl involving gunfire, fireworks, firebombs, hurling rocks and damaging vehicles.

This led to the weekend arrests of the suspects, who are between 15-45-years-old.

The Haifa Magistrate’s Court on Friday extended the remand of 17 of the suspects.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)