Police obtained security footage from a construction site near the cemetery where Amit Ben Yigal was buried.
The special team set up by the Shephelah Police Department is examining a document where a suspected female figure was observed, digging the grave of IDF fighter Amit Ben Yigal, who was buried last week in the military cemetery in Beer Yaakov.
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The documentation was captured on a security camera of a construction site near the cemetery. Police have not yet located the suspect, and the intent is to bring an investigation. The researchers have more than a thread about her identity.
As we reported, police collected several findings from the tomb department including tools and a note containing a manuscript. All findings were sent to the forensics lab to help identify the suspect. Even then, police believe that the direction of the investigation is not nationalistic but criminal, and the suspicion is that it is eccentric. However, several investigative directions are still being investigated.
Police are investigating whether this incident has been linked to similar incidents in the past in the same cemetery where eccentrics were involved. The police intend to investigate people who have been involved in the past, as well as the identity of new people.
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Remember, deep digging marks were discovered last Thursday on the tomb of First Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal, in the military cemetery in Beer Yaakov. His family was immediately updated and his father arrived at the cemetery accompanied by military officials. Did not desecrate.
From what is known so far indicates that an inspector from the Be'er Ya'akov council who passed through the site smelled of decay in the cemetery. It found near Amit Ben Yigal's fresh grave full of sandbags, the tomb fully open, and the coffin open at the top. To her astonishment, she found that a note had been placed on the closet which read: "Your child has 72 hours to live." The inspector immediately notified the police, who updated the family.
At the same time, the Northern Command and the GdS Brigadier General were mourning the family. Ten minutes after their arrival, they were informed that someone had dug the grave - but had not touched her body. Excavation tools were found at the site. The general, the Sgt. And the father ran together to the tomb. The body was examined and found to be uninjured. The division commander decided to place Golani soldiers guarding the tomb.
The Ministry of Defense said: "The members of the Defense Ministry commemorate the soldier in the tomb of the late Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal, since the incident became known and are treated in the tomb together with the military rabbinate. The Ministry of Defense expresses shock and disgust with the act. Family wing, memorial and heritage Accompanying the Ben-Yigal family and providing it with all the support and assistance needed. "
Beer Yaakov Regional Council Chairman Nissim Guzlan said: "I was summoned to the military section of the cemetery, after a Kadisha company who was staying at the site noticed excavation marks in the tomb section of Major General Amit Ben Yigal XIV. I immediately ordered the Israeli police and IDF officials to call. Our Municipal Policing Department. When I reached the fresh tomb, I was appalled to discover the excavation marks on the site. After the police and IDF arrived, we called the father of the late fighter, Baruch.
"Fortunately no desecration of the deceased was discovered. It was decided to act immediately and fill the plot with concrete to prevent the recurrence of such a case. Security on the cemetery complex. On behalf of the Be'er Ya'akov Council and on behalf of dear residents, I send a hug to Baruch and Navah, the warrior's parents and his family.
The IDF said: "Any violation of IDF casualties should be condemned. The IDF and the Israeli police are working to investigate the incident and clarify the circumstances."