Counterterrorism police arrest Palestinian on Route 6 suspected of planning attack

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Police say undercover officers from the Yamam counterterrorism unit arrested a Palestinian man suspected of planning a terror attack on the Route 6 highway near the Nahshonim Junction.

The suspect was illegally in Israel, police say. He has been taken for further questioning by the Shin Bet security agency.

The highway was briefly closed during the arrest operation.

It is not immediately clear what kind of attack the suspect was planning, or where.

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