A major terrorist attack may occur in the center - first details

Israel's security forces have imposed a special alert after receiving information about two Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles that may be used for a shooting attack in the center of the country. The vehicles left Tel Arad and are believed to be in the south. Police reported that the suspects are individuals illegally staying in Israel, who arrived from the Palestinian Authority, and are not carrying weapons. Attempted stabbing attacks were also reported at the Rihan checkpoint, near Bethlehem, and in Hawara.

Israel's security forces have imposed a special alert after receiving operational intelligence about two Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles that, according to preliminary information, may be used to carry out a major shooting attack in the central part of the country. The vehicles left Tel Arad and are believed to still be in southern Israel. Police clarified that the suspects are individuals illegally staying in Israel, who arrived from the Palestinian Authority, and that they were not carrying weapons. Concurrently, a series of stabbing attacks were reported: an attempted attack at the Rihan checkpoint; in the Bethlehem area, an attacker was shot by border guards before causing harm; in Hawara (Samaria), a woman wounded an Israeli in the shoulder and was neutralized. Earlier, an operation was conducted in the Shuafat camp to thwart the preparation of an attack. Following three attacks in Judea and Samaria in which two people were killed, the IDF imposed strict movement restrictions in the region.