A Palestinian suspect has been arrested over the murder of an Israel Prison Service employee earlier this month, authorities say.
According to police and the Shin Bet security agency, the suspect who allegedly murdered 40-year-old dog handler Yochai Avni on July 8 was detained just two days after the attack.
Avni’s body was found following a fire in his home in the West Bank settlement of Givon Hahadasha, outside Jerusalem.
His colleagues at the prison where he worked noticed his absence from work and turned up at his home to check on him. When they arrived, they saw smoke emerging from the home and called firefighters to the scene.
Two days later, on July 10, Ibrahim Mansour, from the West Bank Palestinian town of Bidu, was detained by members of police’s elite Gideonim unit over alleged involvement in the attack.
Mansour’s remand has been extended until July 29, as police and the Shin Bet continue the investigation.
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