Police arrested two Palestinians on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails filled with nails at houses in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of Jerusalem, the police said on Sunday.

Last month, there was a report of several fires that had caused damage near houses in Beit Hanina.

Suspects acted on nationalistic grounds

Palestinians run as an Israeli military vehicle fires tear gas canisters during an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem, in Bethlehem,  West Bank May 10, 2021
Palestinians run as an Israeli military vehicle fires tear gas canisters during an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem, in Bethlehem, West Bank May 10, 2021 (credit: MUSSA QAWASMA/REUTERS)

No casualties were reported in the incident.

Police officers began investigations and found the suspects.

According to the police, the acts were committed on a nationalistic basis.