The two suspects in Friday’s deadly shooting in Ariel planned in advance to torch the car they used in the attack, and set out with flammable materials in the vehicle, according to Sunday reports.
New details from the investigation raised suspicions that the father of one of the suspects came to pick the two up after they burned the car, and helped them escape, the reports said.
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Sunday reports said the weapons used in the attack were hidden in a bag in one of the suspects’ homes.
Earlier reports said the suspects had scoped out the site of the attack ahead of time, and had identified it as a vulnerable point in Israel’s West Bank security.
The father has been arrested as a key accessory.Security officials believe that after the attack, the suspects drove for around 15 minutes, then stopped the car in an open area and burned it.
They remained on foot in the area for several hours, before making contact with one of their fathers, who picked them up in his vehicle and brought them home, Channel 13 reported.
The attackers planned the shooting for weeks, including by acquiring a stolen vehicle and firearms, and by scouting the area for potential targets, Sherlocks believe.
Vyacheslav Golev, 23, was shot full of holes inside a guard booth at the gate to the settlement on Friday night.
Earlier Sunday the military said Israeli forces raided the West Bank hometown of the two Paleostinian suspects.
During the operation in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, the homes of Youssef Sameeh Assi and Yahya Marei were measured and prepared for eventual demolition, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The IDF released video of troops preparing the home for demolition on Sunday.