Undercover Border Police (Magav) arrested two suspects in the Shuafat neighborhood who were planning a shooting attack in Jerusalem, according to security sources. The Border Police released helmet-camera footage of the operation, showing the raid on two houses where the suspects were staying.
The Border Police on Wednesday morning released helmet-camera footage of the undercover operation that led to the arrest of two suspects in the Shuafat neighborhood on Tuesday. The suspects were planning a shooting attack in Jerusalem, according to security sources. The footage was released hours after the arrest was first reported at 20:49 on Tuesday evening, with initial details emerging from Channel 14.
The story unfolded on Tuesday evening when Channel 14 reported that undercover Border Police had arrested two terrorists planning a shooting attack, releasing exclusive footage of the operation. Within the same bulletin, The Zioneer reported that the suspects were residents of the Shuafat refugee camp, and confirmed that the arresting unit was the Border Police's undercover unit (Magav). The official release of helmet-cam footage by the Border Police today provides additional visual documentation of the raid.
The operation is part of ongoing counter-terror efforts in the Jerusalem area. As The Zioneer reported on July 1, a multi-day operation by Border Police and IDF troops in Shuafat and the village of Aqab led to the arrest of a Hamas cell planning an imminent attack. Other recent operations include the arrest of a would-be attacker in Nablus on June 28 and the release of footage of an undercover arrest in al-Eizariya on July 16.
The identities of the two suspects have not been released, and the specific details of the planned attack remain under investigation. The status of the investigation is ongoing.
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