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Palestinian said held as suspect in planned rocket fire during Jerusalem Flag March

Israelis wave flags ahead of a march marking Jerusalem Day, in front of the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Israelis wave flags ahead of a march marking Jerusalem Day, in front of the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli security forces arrested a Palestinian man on suspicion of preparing a rocket to fire toward Jerusalem during the nationalist Flag March in the city last month, according to Hebrew media reports.

The suspect, a resident of the West Bank village of Ajul, assembled two projectiles on his own, the Kan public broadcaster says.

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