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Palestinian nabbed for helping 3 terrorists in June’s Damascus Gate attack
[IsraelTimes] West Bank man suspected of arranging transportation for trio who carried out stabbing and shooting spree in which Hadas Malka was killed.Police said Sunday they had locked away Book 'im, Mahmoud! a Paleostinian man who arranged transportation for three murderous Moslems who entered Jerusalem illegally and carried out a deadly attack last month, and vowed to crack down on others aiding illegal entry into Israel. Police said the West Bank resident organized transport for a group of Paleostinians who did not have entry permits, including three men who carried out a combined shooting and stabbing attack near Jerusalem’s Old City that left border guard Hadas Malka dead on June 16. He was arrested last week, joining three others who are being held -- the man who drove the three, and the parents of the man who stabbed Malka to death. The border policewoman was on patrol outside the Old City walls when she was attacked on Sultan Suleiman Street near Damascus Gate of the Old City in Jerusalem. She fought her attacker for several seconds while attempting to draw her weapon, according to a Border Police statement. She was stabbed in the chest and transferred at death's door to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, where she underwent emergency surgery but succumbed to her injuries. All three attackers, identified as West Bank Paleostinians, were killed. Immediately after the attack police arrested a 52-year-old resident of East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya on suspicion of driving the three attackers, along with other West Bank Paleostinians, to Jerusalem. Investigators believe the man knew the intentions of his passengers but did not attempt to stop there and warn authorities. According to the statement, the driver and the transportation organizer are being held on suspicion of causing death through negligence. The investigation found that the Issawiya resident drove to Ramallah in the West Bank a day before the attack, on June 15, where he collected the West Bank residents and transported them to Jerusalem to pray at the Temple Mount during what was, at the time, the holy month of Ramadan. The investigation found that the driver took them on a roundabout route through the south of the country to reach the capital. When they arrived in Jerusalem he dropped off all of the passengers at Damascus Gate. The statement did not detail the movements of the three attackers in the period of time before they assaulted police at the gate the following day. Israeli law enforcement has long attempted to tamp down on Paleostinians entering Israel illegally, most of whom are employed in construction and other low-paying work. A number of attacks inside Israel have been carried out by Paleostinians who came in with others sneaking through to seek employment. Police cited incitement in arresting the parents of one of the attackers. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-07-03 |
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