Stolen medical equipment worth ₪1m recovered in Ramallah

The recovered equipment (Photo: Israel Police spokesperson)

Medical-aesthetic equipment valued at nearly one million shekels, stolen from a Netanya business last August, was recovered Thursday in Ramallah and returned to its owners following a joint operation by Israeli police, the Palestinian Authority police and IDF coordination officials.

The theft took place in August from a business in Netanya. The stolen medical-aesthetic devices were valued at approximately one million shekels, and a wide-ranging investigation was opened to locate them.

On Wednesday night, officers from the Police Coordination and Liaison Administration (PCLA) in the Binyamin sector of the Judea and Samaria District worked together with their counterparts in the Palestinian police to locate the stolen equipment. The joint operation led to the recovery of the devices in Ramallah, along with spare parts from equipment that had been disassembled.

Following coordination among the various parties, the equipment was handed over Thursday to officers from the Binyamin station in the Shomron region. The handover took place with the participation of IDF coordination officials and the District Coordination Office (DCO), and in the presence of the business owner and her legal representatives. The investigation file will be transferred to the Central District police for further handling.

In addition to the medical equipment, a separate handover operation conducted Thursday with the same parties and the participation of Border Police bomb disposal experts from Judea and Samaria resulted in the return of five stolen vehicles from Ramallah. After inspection by the bomb disposal team, the vehicles were towed by Israeli police for further investigative handling.

Police officials said that Judea and Samaria District officers will continue to act decisively throughout the region, in coordination with relevant parties, to ensure that stolen property does not find refuge in Judea and Samaria. The joint operation among the various security forces demonstrates the importance of cross-jurisdictional cooperation in the fight against crime.

This case joins a series of police operations against property criminals carried out in recent months. Just weeks ago, a vehicle theft in Jerusalem was thwarted when the suspects were caught in the act.