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Monday, July 8, 2024
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Monday, July 8, 2024
Shin Bet involved in probe of apparent murder of prison officer amid suspicions of terror motive
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Forensic officers working at the scene where an Israel Prison Service officer was found dead in his home in the West Bank settlement Givon Hahadasha, July 8, 2024. (Israel Police)
The Shin Bet security agency is involved in the investigation into the apparent murder of an Israel Prison Service member.
Earlier, police said the man was found dead with stab wounds in his burnt-out home in the West Bank settlement Givon Hahadasha, branding it a “criminal incident.”
The Shin Bet’s involvement means there are suspicions the murder may be terror.
