Security Forces Arrest Eight Suspects Wanted for Attacks

The IDF and the Shin Bet arrested eight terrorists suspected of shooting attacks overnight Monday.

None of the detainees were thought to have been related to the recent shooting attacks that have killed several Jews, Hy”d.

According to the report, two shooting attacks against the Qalandiya checkpoint on Dec. 7 and Jan. 26 as well as another incident on an Israeli civilian close to the Palestinian city of Rawabi on Feb. 3 were carried out by residents of the Bayt Rima village, Belal Barghouti and Ahmed Aqel.

The Shin Bet also named Ahmed Manasra and Alaa Manasra, residents of the Qalandiya refugee camp, who were allegedly responsible for an attack against the nearby checkpoint on Jan. 27; Ahmed Abu Arida, a resident of Beitunia, allegedly responsible for a shooting attack also on Jan. 27 at the nearby Beitunia checkpoint; and Muhammed Makhrouk and Jibril Zbeidi, residents of the Jalazone refugee camp and allegedly behind a shooting attack on Dec. 18 at Beit El.

“Locating the local terrorist squads they were members of and quickly thwarting them removed a real threat from the area,” the Shin Bet said. “At the end of their investigation, the suspects are expected to stand trial for their activities.”