Shin Bet Nabs 50 Strong Palestinian Terror Cell, Including Killers of Israeli Teen
Israel has in recent weeks rounded up 50 Palestinian terror suspects, including those believed to have murdered 17-year-old Rina Shnerb in an attack at a West Bank tourist spot in August, the Shin Bet security service announced Wednesday.
The detained men belong to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and plotted to carry out “major terrorist attacks,” the Shin Bet said, following the joint operation with the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Police.
The cell operated in close coordination, succeeding in carrying out the attack that killed Shnerb with a level of sophistication almost unheard of since the end of the Second Intifada some than a decade ago.
The attack included planting a bomb near the spring, detonating it from afar and then fleeing the scene while evading security cameras. The charge was quite small, but its location made it extremely lethal.
The 50-strong terror network was uncovered by the Shin Bet in September, as its members were planning further terrorist attacks in the Ramallah area.
IDF soldiers & Israeli security forces have apprehended the terrorist squad suspected of murdering 17-year-old Rina Shnerb and seriously injuring her father & brother in a terror attack earlier this year.
We will continue in our fight against terrorism. pic.twitter.com/Cd5emls3qt
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 18, 2019
