Nashat Milhem, suspected of shooting three people to death in two attacks in Tel Aviv Friday, is believed to be in the West Bank, security sources say.
Since the attacks, Milhem, from Arara in the north, has remained at large. Authorities have warned that he is armed, dangerous and capable of striking again.
Israeli security forces look during a hunt for Nashat Milhem, the prime suspect in first of January fatal Tel Aviv shooting attack in Ramat Aviv neighborhood, Tel Aviv, on January 5, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
According to Israel Radio, officers on Wednesday morning searched the homes of relatives of Milhem in an unnamed Arab town in an area of Israel known as the Triangle, but the search came up empty.
Earlier reports have said that police do not know where Milhem is. Israel Police chief Roni Alsheich indicated at a press conference Tuesday that Milhem was no longer believed to be in Tel Aviv, although he refused to elaborate.
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