Israel arrests alleged Hamas members after Israeli shot dead in Jerusalem
The individuals were part of a West Bank-based cell that was planning attacks on Israelis, according to the Israeli military.
Israeli security forces announced today the arrests of alleged Hamas members after a deadly stabbing of an Israeli man in Jerusalem.
Israel’s internal security agency Shin Bet said more than 50 individuals were arrested in the West Bank. They were allegedly planning attacks on behalf of Hamas, Israeli media outlets reported.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said today that the arrests took place over the past few months. The cell possessed an explosive belt, ammunition and other weapons, the IDF tweeted.
The announcement followed a deadly incident in Jerusalem yesterday when Hamas member Abu Shkhaydam fired a rifle into a crowd of Israeli civilians and police in Jerusalem’s Old City. His gunfire killed 26-year-old Eliyahu David Kay, a tour guide who had immigrated to Israel from South Africa. Police fatally shot Shkhaydam on the scene following the attack, according to Israeli authorities.
