Terrorist who killed Ari Fuld said to have tried carrying out attack days prior

The 17-year-old Palestinian who stabbed Ari Fuld to death at the Gush Etzion Junction had attempted to carry out a similar attack just days prior.

On Friday, Khalil Jabarin arrived at one of the entrance points to the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the flashpoint city of Hebron with a knife under his clothes, Hadashot news reports.

However, there had been an increased troop presence at the time, which is what is believed to have caused him to turn back.

Two days later, he chose a new location: the Gush Etzion Junction. He arrived Sunday morning, hid a knife in the bathroom on the second floor of the commercial center, and began to stake out the area.

Jabarin was stopped twice by Israeli security guards after arousing their suspicion. However, since he was not armed, the 17-year-old was let go.

He subsequently returned to the commercial center where he retreived the knife and proceeded to stab Ari Fuld, Hadashot news reports.