Security camera footage obtained by Israel Police of the alleged Holon terror attack shows a man attacking the woman with an object in his hand.
An 84-year-old woman found dead in the city of Holon near Tel Aviv was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in an apparent terrorist attack, Israel Police chief Kobi Shabtai said on Tuesday night
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the police’s Special Patrol Unit were running the investigation and were searching the area for the suspect.
“We’re after a difficult attack. It appears at the moment that this was likely a terrorist incident,” said Shabtai. “The suspect is known to us and we are currently searching near and far in order to locate the suspect.”
Security camera footage obtained by police showed a man dressed in dark clothing attacking the woman with an object in his hand.
Police identified the suspect as Musa Sarsur, a 28-year-old Palestinian Arab from the West Bank Kalkilya. Sarsur reportedly entered Israel through the Eyal Crossing north of Kfar Saba on Tuesday morning with a valid permit to work in Israel. The Shin Bet had not identified him as a security threat.
Musa Zarzur who is suspected of murdering an 84-year-old woman in Holon. (credit: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)“Terrorism is the embodiment of pure evil,” Prime Minister Yair Lapid said in response to the news of the murder. “This is a shocking attack by a despicable and cowardly terrorist who murdered an elderly woman who could not fight him.”
“The security forces are currently working to find the terrorist, and I trust them to lay hands on him. We will act hard against terrorism, we will catch the operatives and their senders. I send my deepest condolences to the murdered woman’s family and strengthen them in their difficult time.”
Following a wave of terrorist attacks in Israel
The killing of the woman comes amid a wave of terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist attacks in Israel and the West Bank in recent weeks. Earlier this month, a Palestinian was caught by police in Jaffa carrying a firearm and pipe bombs that he intended to use in a mass terrorist attack in Tel Aviv.
Earlier on Wednesday, shots were fired toward Border Police at the Salem Base along the Seam Line. In the afternoon, shots were fired again toward soldiers near the Seam Line near Faqqu’a in the northern West Bank. No injuries were reported in either incident and Israeli forces are searching for the perpetrators.
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