Israeli security forces said Thursday night that Yamam undercover fighters, acting on Shin Bet intelligence, arrested a suspect after a lengthy search operation and detained two additional suspects. All three were transferred to a joint investigation by the Shin Bet and the Israel Police's Northern District.
The arrest was carried out by Yamam, the Israel Police's elite undercover unit, acting on Shin Bet intelligence. According to security forces, the main suspect was apprehended after a lengthy search, and two additional suspects were detained during the same operation. All three were transferred to a joint investigation by the Shin Bet and the Israel Police's Northern District. No further details about the suspects' identities or the alleged offenses have been released.
The Thursday night arrest marks the conclusion of a manhunt that began Wednesday evening (Wed 21:57 Jerusalem), when The Zioneer first reported that an armed suspect had entered a mosque in Shfaram, opened fire, and fled. Within minutes, police released footage of the ongoing search (version 2) and urged the public to report sightings (version 4). The Shin Bet joined the operation shortly afterward, and Yamam was deployed alongside the security forces (version 5). The initial unverified report from N12's Oren Ravid was quickly corroborated as multiple newsrooms and official statements confirmed the details.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, Shin Bet-directed undercover operations have been a recurring tactic in counterterrorism and crime-fighting across Judea and Samaria and the Arab sector, including the arrest of Hamas operatives in Nablus and weapons seizures in Bethlehem.
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