Shin Bet and Border Police Cooperate, Arrest Suspect in Jerusalem Planning an Attack

The Shin Bet and Border Police arrested a suspect in Jerusalem last night (Monday), a resident of the Shuafat refugee camp, on suspicion of promoting terrorist activity and planning an attack. Forces raided his home, arrested him, and transferred him to Shin Bet investigation. The report also mentions the shooting of Khalil al-Rashq about two weeks ago at the Shuafat checkpoint and the expected closure of the case.

The Shin Bet and Border Police arrested a suspect in Jerusalem last night (Monday), a resident of the Shuafat refugee camp, on suspicion of promoting terrorist activity and planning an attack. Undercover Border Police officers from Jerusalem, who arrived at the scene with Shin Bet direction, along with police officers from the Jerusalem District, raided his home, broke into the building, located and arrested him. Afterwards, a search was conducted in his home, and he was transferred to the General Security Service for investigation. The report mentions a previous incident: about two weeks ago, Border Police fighters shot and killed Khalil al-Rashq, a mentally ill man, at the Shuafat checkpoint. Al-Rashq, a sanitation worker for the Jerusalem Municipality, suffered from schizophrenia after being attacked by Jewish youths about seven months prior. After the shooting, it was found that he was not carrying a weapon or explosive, and his death was determined to be from blood loss. The Police Internal Investigations Department opened an examination, and the findings showed that the fighters' version is supported, and the case is expected to be closed.