Israel Arrests Palestinian Terrorists Who Committed Shooting Attacks in Hebron

29 February, 2016   |   8 years ago

Jerusalem, 29 February, 2016 (TPS) -- Israeli forces have arrested several activists from Hebron, including two brothers, for committing several sniper shooting attacks in recent months that wounded four Israelis, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) cleared for publication on Monday afternoon.

The brothers are 23-year-old Naser Faisal Mohamed Badawi, a Hamas activist, and 33-year-old Akram Faisal Mohamed Badawi. Both are residents of the Abu-Sneineh neighborhood in the Judean city of Hebron.

During the investigation and interrogation of the suspects, an improvised sniper gun that was used in the attacks was caught. Another gun, planned to be used by one of the brothers in additional attacks, was also discovered.