The hunt for the terrorist who carried out the attack last night (Saturday) in Jerusalem continues. The security forces are concentrating efforts in certain areas throughout Yosh in an attempt to get their hands on the threat. It is estimated that the terrorist planned the attack alone, despite the arrests that have already been made. At the same time, the IDF conducted a preliminary investigation of the attack, from which it appears that the force at the Shuafat checkpoint did not act as expected.
24 hours after the attack in Jerusalem: the hunt for the terrorist continues. The security forces are focusing the searches on the Shoafat refugee camp and the nearby Anata@VeredPelman #News and Holiday pic.twitter.com/jMqv7vLbTg
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Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi today visited the scene of the attack in Jerusalem, where Sergeant Noa Lazar fell. After documenting the attack and the conduct of the forces, Kochavi said: “We will have to study the incident and learn the lessons in order to prevent incidents of this type – this is our responsibility and we will do it in the most thorough manner “.
The shooting attack in Jerusalem: According to Palestinian sources, the IDF is focusing the search for the terrorist in the area of the town of Anata, east of Ze’ev Peak. According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, the security forces closed the village and searched the mosque and several houses. Documentation of the force’s activity in the village was distributed on Palestinian networks.@GuyMaayan @VeredPelman pic.twitter.com/oqhTwwKw9h
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The Chief of Staff spoke to the men and women fighters at the Shuafat checkpoint: “You – the men and women fighters, along with the additional combat units and the security forces, constitute our first line of defense. Thanks to you, attacks are prevented and countermeasures are carried out on a daily basis.”
Meanwhile, the hunt continues for the terrorist who carried out the attack. Jerusalem district police officers and MGB fighters arrested four for questioning tonight, on suspicion of their involvement in the attack. In the afternoon, the detention of the four suspects was extended by eight days at the Jerusalem Peace Court. Large forces of police and MGB, Shin Bet and IDF, accompanied by a police helicopter and with the participation of special units, continued the hunt for the terrorist.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the security forces closed the village of Anata for several hours, and searched the village’s mosque and some of the residents’ houses. Palestinian sources also reported that the IDF also confiscated the village’s surveillance cameras, and that as a result of the activity, disturbances began between Palestinian youths and the security forces. At the same time, the security forces acted against violent disturbances and threw stones at the forces, by dozens of masked rioters in Shuafat.