Israel arrests 13 Palestinians on suspicion of being behind a
shooting attack on an IDF force in Ramallah on Jan. 20
Kalashnikov
used in the attack was given to the terrorists by an officer in the
Palestinian intelligence service.
The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Israel Defense Forces recently
arrested 13 Palestinians on suspicion of being behind a shooting attack
on an IDF force in Ramallah on Jan. 20, the security service said in a
statement Monday.
There were no casualties during the shooting
attack at the Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah, but some damage was
caused to a military vehicle.
Among
those arrested are some employees of the Red Crescent, the Palestinian
Red Cross, in Ramallah, one of whom also served as a goalie in the
Palestinian Olympic soccer team.
It
was also revealed by the Shin Bet that one of the weapons used in the
attack, a Kalashnikov, was given to the terrorists by an officer in the
Palestinian intelligence service, which oversees employees of the Red
Crescent.
The 13 suspects who
were arrested, all residents of the Am'ari refugee camp, revealed in
their interrogations that they took part in extensive activities against
IDF forces guarding the security fence.
The main suspects linked to the shooting attack at the IDF force in January are:
Salah Bararel, born in 1989, a resident of Am’ari, affiliated with Hamas, employed as a guard at the Red Crescent.
Omar
Abu Ravis, born in 1989, a resident of Am’ari, affiliated with
Hamas, employed at the Red Crescent in Ramallah, is also the goalie of
the Palestinian Olympic soccer team.
Fuad Ousha, born in 1989, a resident of Am’ari; barber shop owner (in custody of Palestinian security forces).
Ahmed Khattab, born in 1989, a resident of Am’ari, worked as a guard at the Red Crescent.
During
an interrogation of the suspects, it was revealed that Salah Bararel
and Omar Abu Ravis used two Kalashnikov rifles, which Ravis received
from his friend Manzar Abbas two months earlier, to carry out the
attack.
Fuad Ousha acted as a lookout during the attack.
After
the attack, the shooters left the rifles inside a bag in an abandoned
house, and allegedly planned to transfer them to a new hiding spot the
next day. Eventually, Omar Abu Ravis gave the weapons, in the bag, to
Ahmed Khatab, who after Abu Ravis’ arrest transferred them back to
Manzar Abbas.
During their
questioning, the suspects also revealed that they had planned other
shooting attacks against IDF troops stationed at Attara, Geva
checkpoint, Atarot checkpoint, even in Maaleh Adumim, Ofra and Nablus.
Just like during the Holocaust... it was the ambulances of the Red Cross that supported the Nazi side.