Shin Bet says murder of Israeli man last week was terrorism, 2 arrested

The Shin Bet Security Service says the murder of a 70-year-old Jewish man last week in the Israeli Arab city of Kafr Qassem was a terror attack.

According to a statement, two Palestinians from the northern Palestinian village of Qabatiya were arrested in connection to the murder of Reuven Schmerling.

The Shin Bet says the investigation is ongoing, and that further details of the case are under a gag order.

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