The Israel Police announces that it has arrested two suspects in the fatal shooting of a police officer last night during a chase near Umm al-Fahm.
The two suspects were nabbed near the Haifa Port by officers in the Border Police’s Yamam counter-terror unit, operating on intelligence from the Shin Bet. They were transferred to the Shin Bet for interrogation.
The slain officer, 1st Sgt. Niv Peretz, was a 29-year-old police detective at the Umm al-Fahm police station. He lived in Afula and is survived by his parents, a brother, and a sister. His funeral will be closed to the press.
Police say he was shot and killed during an “operational activity to locate weapons” in Zalafa, an Arab town just north of Umm al-Fahm.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who oversees the police in his role, mourns Peretz and vows to bring the perpetrators to account.
“To all the criminals and offenders, know this: The blood of a police officer will not be forsaken. We will pursue you relentlessly, bring you to account until the end, and the law will reach you wherever you try to hide,” he tweets.
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