The terrorist who murdered 14-year-old Benjamin Achimeir in the West Bank earlier this month has been arrested, the Shin Bet security agency, police and IDF say in a joint statement.
Ahmed Dawabsha, 21, a resident of the West Bank town of Duma, was arrested overnight.
The joint statement says Dawabsha “implicated himself” in the April 12 attack near the outpost of Malachei Shalom during an initial interrogation.
The Shin Bet says there had been significant developments in the investigation over the past day, which led to the arrest of the suspect in his hometown.
Achimeir went missing while shepherding in the West Bank on April 12. His body was found a day later.
There is no known connection between the terrorist and the victims of the 2015 Duma arson attack who shared the same last name.
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