JPost.com staff contributed to this report. Salah hid their firearms and instructed them to burn their clothes, which were covered in blood.The youths then resumed their daily life, while Salah sent the weapons to a friend in Ramallah, Jad Avid, who hid the guns in his home.The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), which led the investigation, said the attack was a premeditated terror attack carried out by suspects who have affiliations with the PFLP."They received much support from family members and friends in their environment," the Shin Bet added.Several suspected accomplices are also under arrest.The IDF has arrested and questioned dozens of suspects in Awarta in recent weeks."The intelligence operation and pooling of resources [between the army, police and Shin Bet] led to the arrests," a joint statement said.IDF Spokeswoman Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich said: “The murders of five family members including a three-month baby constitute a clear war crime and a crossing of all red lines. The IDF has invested in numerous operational and intelligence efforts, and has worked closely with other security forces in order to find those responsible for this vicious murder.”Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz on Sunday expressed his condolences once again to the Fogel family after the announcement of the arrests.Katz told Army Radio, "To those Palestinians who said 'it can't be one of us' [who committed the crime], well it turned out to be one of you."
Fogel family massacre: 2 Palestinians arrested
Palestinian youths from Awarta "saw children sleeping in Fogel home," snuck in and stabbed them to death; suspects affiliated with PFLP.
JPost.com staff contributed to this report. Salah hid their firearms and instructed them to burn their clothes, which were covered in blood.The youths then resumed their daily life, while Salah sent the weapons to a friend in Ramallah, Jad Avid, who hid the guns in his home.The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), which led the investigation, said the attack was a premeditated terror attack carried out by suspects who have affiliations with the PFLP."They received much support from family members and friends in their environment," the Shin Bet added.Several suspected accomplices are also under arrest.The IDF has arrested and questioned dozens of suspects in Awarta in recent weeks."The intelligence operation and pooling of resources [between the army, police and Shin Bet] led to the arrests," a joint statement said.IDF Spokeswoman Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich said: “The murders of five family members including a three-month baby constitute a clear war crime and a crossing of all red lines. The IDF has invested in numerous operational and intelligence efforts, and has worked closely with other security forces in order to find those responsible for this vicious murder.”Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz on Sunday expressed his condolences once again to the Fogel family after the announcement of the arrests.Katz told Army Radio, "To those Palestinians who said 'it can't be one of us' [who committed the crime], well it turned out to be one of you."