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From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 15, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 15, 2024
Shin Bet identifies Ra’anana terrorists as relatives from West Bank working illegally in Israel
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli police forensics personnel inspect the area around a damaged car following a terrorist ramming attack in the central town of Ra'anana, on January 15, 2024. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
The two Palestinians involved in the terror attack in Ra’anana today are identified by the Shin Bet as relatives Ahmed Zidat, 25, and Mahmoud Zidad, 44.
Both are residents of the southern West Bank town of Bani Naim, close to Hebron.
According to the Shin Bet, both were in Israel illegally, and had been blacklisted for entering Israel illegally numerous times in the past.
The pair are currently being interrogated by the Shin Bet.
