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TPS on 16 August, 2021
Armed Arab Terrorist Wearing IDF Uniform Captured on Way to Attack
Jerusalem, 16 August, 2021 (TPS) -- Israeli forces captured on Monday an Arab terrorist who was heavily armed and who was disguised wearing an IDF uniform, apparently on his way to carry out an attack in a nearby Israeli community.
The terrorist was caught on Road 60 between the communities of Eli and Ma’ale Levona, in the Benyamin region.
Residents who spotted the terrorist walking on the side of the road alerted the security forces, who captured the terrorist while he was armed with a hunting rifle, a meat cleaver, ammunition, and pepper spray.
The IDF said the terrorist is a resident of Jenin.
A Palestinian Authority source told TPS that the father of the terrorist is an officer in the PA Preventive Security Service in Jenin.
The head of the Binyamin Council, Yisrael Ganz praised “the vigilance of the residents” which “prevented a serious attack.
