17.5-Year-Old Palestinian Arrested for Stabbing Israeli Woman in Rahat Market
24 February, 2016 |
8 years ago
Jerusalem, 24 February, 2016 (TPS) -- A 17.5-year-old Palestinian from the village of Yatta near Hebron was arrested two weeks ago, on suspicion of carrying out a stabbing attack in Rahat that left an Israeli woman wounded. The arrest has now been cleared for publication.
The attack took place at a market in the predominantly Bedouin town of Rahat on Saturday, February 6, and left 65-year-old shopper Shlomit Gonen from the nearby kibbutz of Mishmar HaNegev lightly wounded.
Israel Police and the Israel Security Agency (ISA) pursued the terrorist in a four-day effort until they made the arrest on February 10. The suspect linked himself to the attack and led the investigators to the knife he used during the stabbing.
The suspect also said he was affected by videos of terror attacks and propaganda materials he saw on television, including on the Al-Aqsa channel. He also said that in recent months, as well as during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza in 2014, he participated along with family members in violent riots against IDF forces in Judea and Samaria.
He also said that he and his family used a breach in the security fence to get to the southern city of Rahat and stay there illegally.
According to the police, the suspect will be indicted over the next few days.
