Yesterday, the police arrested two Arabs, aged 17-18, residents of East Jerusalem, on suspicion of vandalizing the Israeli flag that was placed on the paratroopers' monument near the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in the city.
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The investigation was opened after police officers who conducted a search of the scene on Tuesday this week noticed the Israeli flag torn and suspected of being vandalized.
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After several investigative actions, police investigators were able to identify the two suspects in the act, residents of East Jerusalem aged 17-18, and arrested them last night for questioning on suspicion of insulting the flag - the symbol of the state, and crimes motivated by racism.
This morning (Thursday), the police will request an extension of their detention at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court.
Yesterday, it was reported that a suspect was arrested after vandalizing a monument in the Old City in memory of a Jew who was murdered in a terrorist attack.
""This is the second time in just two days that the police have located monuments in the city that have been vandalized, and have used all means at their disposal to identify the perpetrators and bring them for questioning with the aim of bringing them to the full severity of the law," the police say.
