The Shin Bet and Israel's elite border police unit (Yamam) are conducting a search for a suspect who may be armed, according to a link shared by reports.
At 14:56 Jerusalem on Thursday, July 2, the Shin Bet and Yamam — Israel's internal security agency and its elite border police counter-terror unit — joined the ongoing manhunt for an armed suspect, the latest escalation in a search that began with a shooting at a mosque in Shfaram overnight Wednesday.
The thread opened with a report Wednesday at 21:57 Jerusalem by N12's Oren Ravid: a suspect entered a Shfaram mosque, opened fire, and fled. Police from the Northern District launched a search. Minutes later, police released footage of the search, and by the same timestamp (21:57), a joint statement from police and the Shin Bet confirmed a joint operation in the Coast and Northern districts, releasing a suspect image and urging the public to call emergency line 100. The suspect was described as possibly armed. Simultaneously, a separate police bulletin asked the public for vigilance and reporting of sightings. All four versions carried the same initial publication time of 21:57 Jerusalem. The addition of Yamam to the Shin Bet earlier reported now marks a further reinforcement of the search forces.
As The Zioneer has reported in related coverage, the IDF recently struck a vehicle in Gaza carrying armed suspects (June 28), and security forces earlier investigated a possible attack or criminal incident (June 6). These incidents are part of a wider pattern of security responses but are not directly connected to the Shfaram shooting.
No further details on the suspect's identity, precise location, or motive have been released by any official source as of this bulletin. The search continues and the suspect remains at large.
5 developments
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- StrongSecurity forces continue manhunt for suspect in Gush Etzion area
Source and signal
- Internal intake