The terrorist who carried out the attack in northern Samaria earlier today has been identified as Yazan Fakhri Sawafta, a resident of Tubas and a Palestinian Authority officer, according to Yair Goldblatt, a security and Middle East affairs reporter.
The terrorist who carried out the attack in northern Samaria earlier today has been identified as Yazan Fakhri Sawafta, a resident of Tubas and a Palestinian Authority officer, according to a report by Yair Goldblatt, a security and Middle East affairs reporter.
Earlier today, a stabbing attack occurred in the settlement of Ganim in Samaria, in which an IDF soldier was wounded. The attacker was initially described as a Palestinian police officer from Tubas. The identification of Sawafta appears to confirm that the perpetrator was a PA officer.
The attack and the affiliation of the perpetrator raise questions about the involvement of Palestinian Authority security personnel in attacks against Israeli targets. The PA has not commented on the report.
3 developments
- StrongStabbing attacker in Ganim identified as Palestinian police officer, 28, from Tubas
- StrongReleased terrorist reportedly identified in Samaria attack
- StrongArab terrorist on tractor tries to run down Samaria security coordinator
- DevelopingIDF strike kills a terrorist in Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip
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