Shin Bet thwarts terror attack planned for coming days in Jerusalem - Tzvi Joffre

 

​ by Tzvi Joffre

Two Palestinian operatives from the Resistance Committees terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip headed the establishment of the terror cell.

 

Israeli security forces stand at the site where an Israeli was killed in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City

(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD / REUTERS)

The Shin Bet thwarted a West Bank terrorist cell organized by Palestinians from the Gaza Strip which aimed to carry out a shooting attack in Jerusalem in the coming days, the agency announced on Tuesday.

According to the Shin Bet, two operatives from the Resistance Committees terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip headed the establishment of the cell: Iman Youssef Khalil Zakot and Zabri Mohammad Zabri Aram, both from Rafah.The Shin Bet was monitoring the cell from the moment the Gaza terrorists began planning it and revealed it once it came close to carrying out attacks.

How the Shin Bet took down a Palestinian terror cell

Zakot and Aram worked to recruit young Palestinians in the West Bank and provided them with training and instructions in order to carry out terrorist attacks against Israelis. The two also worked to transfer weapons to the cell.

Mohammad Zabri Aram                                            Iman Youssef Khalil Zakot

 

(L-R) Mohammad Zabri Aram and Iman Youssef Khalil Zakot (credit: SHIN BET)

Recently, two Palestinians in the West Bank were arrested on suspicion of being operatives in the cell. While being questioned, the two revealed that they had planned to carry out a significant shooting attack in Jerusalem for the cell in the coming days. The cell was also planning to carry out additional attacks in the past few months.Two other Palestinians from the West Bank were arrested last month on suspicion that they were recruited to carry out a bombing attack in Israel for the cell. The two had been instructed to carry out various operations for the cell and a weapon intended for terrorist attacks was confiscated from them as well.

The Resistance Committees terrorist organization is backed and funded by Hamas.The Shin Bet stressed that it considers Hamas to be responsible for all terrorist activity originating in the Gaza Strip, and "will continue to work even harder to thwart any attempt by terrorist elements to promote terrorist activity against the State of Israel and to act resolutely against all those involved in said terrorist activity."

Palestinian arrested for stabbing attack in Netanya

Additionally, on Tuesday, the police announced that on March 12 they arrested a Palestinian in Netanya who conducted a stabbing attack in the city without causing injuries.

On March 12, police received a report about a suspicious man carrying a knife on a boulevard in Netanya. The man attempted to stab a woman in front of bypassers, but hit only her coat and did not cause her any bodily injuries. The suspect was brought before a military court to have his arrest extended on Tuesday morning.

Tzvi Joffre

Source: https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-734964

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