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Sunday, June 7, 2020
Israel has identified Palestinian killer of IDF soldier, security services say
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Shin Bet and the Israel Defense Forces confirm that Israel several weeks ago arrested a suspect in the May 12 killing of IDF soldier Amit Ben Ygal in the West Bank village of Yabed, and have been interrogating him ever since.
The IDF says in a statement that the assailant was arrested “immediately after the incident.”
The Shin Bet says the suspect, Nazmi Abu Bakr, a resident of Yabed, is 49-year-old and resides in the building from which the rock was thrown.
*שב״כ פיענח את פיגוע השלכת האבן ביעבד*
הותר לפרסום כי בתום פעילות מודיעינית ומבצעית מאומצת של שב"כ, צה"ל ומשטרת ישראל, נעצר ונחקר בשב״כ בשבועות האחרונים *נזמי אבו בכר* אודות ביצוע פיגוע השלכת האבן בכפר יעבד בליל ה-12.5.20 במהלכו נהרג לוחם צה"ל עמית בן יגאל pic.twitter.com/EnwoKSvMYL— Or Heller אור הלר (@OrHeller) June 7, 2020
He had been one of several suspects of throwing the rock, but in recent days confessed.
Ben Ygal’s family has been notified, the statements say.
The Times of Israel Community.