Shin Bet along with local Israeli police have found and captured the jihadists responsible for the killing of two Israeli policeman earlier this year. Details are here from DEBKA:
As we saw just the other day, with the attack on IDF soldiers by an Israeli arab driving his car into the group, attacks by jihadists inside of Israel is on the rise and poses new problems for the Israelis.
With the Israelis having to keep constant eyes on their border with Hamas and Islamic Jihad and also on the border with Hezbollah, it becomes more difficult to watch all inside of Israel but this report shows the effectiveness of Shin Bet and their local police allies.
Generally, it has been pretty quiet in Israel in regards to Hamas attacks but I believe that has been due to some of the aftershock on Hamas when their members were killed in a couple of attacks from Gaza terrorists - most likely the al Qaeda offshoot in Gaza. I think there is a skiddishness at Hamas right now to open themselves up to further internal attacks and that is what happens when they surface to conduct operations. And now, we are seeing renewed animosity between Fatah and Hamas - all of this spells good news for Israel for some respite from rocket attacks and border suicide bombers.
The gang of 7 Jerusalem Arab residents and one Palestinian were sought for the murder of two Israeli policemen, Rami Zohari and David Shriki, in two separate terror attacks in the city earlier this year. They were indicted at the Jerusalem district court ten days ago for murder, attempted murder, and gunrunning.
The gang, led by Muhammad Abu-Sneina, was arrested in advanced stages of preparing more murder, kidnap and shooting attacks in and outside Jerusalem.
As we saw just the other day, with the attack on IDF soldiers by an Israeli arab driving his car into the group, attacks by jihadists inside of Israel is on the rise and poses new problems for the Israelis.
With the Israelis having to keep constant eyes on their border with Hamas and Islamic Jihad and also on the border with Hezbollah, it becomes more difficult to watch all inside of Israel but this report shows the effectiveness of Shin Bet and their local police allies.
Generally, it has been pretty quiet in Israel in regards to Hamas attacks but I believe that has been due to some of the aftershock on Hamas when their members were killed in a couple of attacks from Gaza terrorists - most likely the al Qaeda offshoot in Gaza. I think there is a skiddishness at Hamas right now to open themselves up to further internal attacks and that is what happens when they surface to conduct operations. And now, we are seeing renewed animosity between Fatah and Hamas - all of this spells good news for Israel for some respite from rocket attacks and border suicide bombers.
Israeli police, Shin Bet round up Jerusalem-based terrorist gang
The gang of 7 Jerusalem Arab residents and one Palestinian were sought for the murder of two Israeli policemen, Rami Zohari and David Shriki, in two separate terror attacks in the city earlier this year. They were indicted at the Jerusalem district court ten days ago for murder, attempted murder, and gunrunning.
The gang, led by Muhammad Abu-Sneina, was arrested in advanced stages of preparing more murder, kidnap and shooting attacks in and outside Jerusalem.
Abu Sneina led the first attack on Jan. 24, on the police guard at the Shuafat checkpoint. He passed through with his Israeli identity card, then turned back and shot Rami Zohari and a woman police officer. He grabbed Zohari’s weapon and escaped.
On July 11, Abu Sneina shot two police guards at Lions’ Gate of the Old city. One of them, David Shriki, died after a long struggle with his injuries.
The Shin Bet investigation turned up a long list of further hits plotted by the gang, taking advantage of the Jerusalemites’ freedom to move around the city as residents.
The last attack by a 19-year Arab from the Jebel Mekaber in southern Jerusalem, who drove his car into a crowd of Israeli soldiers and injured 23, was lauded by Palestinian terrorist media as “heroic” and “innovative.”
From the beginning of 2007, more and more Jerusalem Arabs are joining the cycle of anti-Jewish terrorist violence. The Shin Bet says the law and order authorities are short of deterrents and urges the application of such measures as destroying a guilty terrorist’s home and more sanctions against his family, such as stopping their Israeli government welfare allowances.
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