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| Palestinian arrested in suspected terrorist killing of Israeli mother of six, IDF maps home for future destruction |
| 2020-12-25 |
| [IsraelTimes] TV network says man confesses, gives details on attack; reports indicate he is a released security prisoner; security forces also detain several potential accomplices. Security forces arrested a Paleostinian man Thursday suspected in the murder of Israeli Esther Horgen early this week in the West Bank, as well as several suspected accomplices. The Shin Bet security service announced on Thursday that it had arrested a man suspected in the murder, a resident of Jenin. Later in the day the military said additional suspected accomplices were detained for questioning, without specifying how many. Horgen, 52, a mother of six, went for a run in the Reihan forest near her house in the settlement of Tal Menashe on Sunday afternoon and did not return, whereupon her husband, Benjamin, notified the police. Her body was found in the early hours of Monday in the forest, apparently after she was killed According to Channel 13 news, the interrogation of the suspect revealed he was not a member of a terror group and had waited in the forest to attack any Israeli who passed by. The suspect snuck up on Horgen, striking her several times in the head before hiding her body, the report said. Investigators were reportedly looking into how long the suspect waited in the forest and whether he brought a weapon with him. The network said security forces received intelligence Thursday on his identity and waited to determine he was home before arresting him. Paleostinian media named the detainee as a 36-year-old man from Tura, a town in the Jenin governorate around 2.5 kilometers’ drive from Tal Menashe. The reports further indicated that he had served time in Israeli prison for security offenses. The Times of Israel confirmed the detainee’s arrest and prior jail time, but the prisoner’s identity remains under a gag order. Col. Yair Peli, the head of the Menashe Regional Brigade, said the other detainees were suspected accomplices in the killing. Horgen’s murder sparked several days of tension in the West Bank. On Monday night, dozens of settlers marched through Huwara, a Paleostinian village close to Nablus, in response to the murder. According to Israeli media reports, 13 allegations that settlers threw stones at Paleostinians were reported on Tuesday alone. IDF troops map house of suspected murderer of Esther Horgen [Jpost] The process of mapping the house was done in order to examine the possibility of demolishing the house. IDF soldiers entered the Paleostinian village of Tura early Friday in order to map the house of the terrorist suspected of murdering Esther Horgen, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit reported. The process of mapping the house was done in order to examine the possibility of demolishing the house, in case the suspected killer is found guilty. Horgen’s body was found on the side of a path in the forest and showed signs of violence, including to her head. Her family reported her missing on Sunday. She is survived by her husband, Benyamin, and six children. Her youngest child celebrated his bar mitzvah three months ago. A suspect in the murder of Horgen, who was killed in the northern West Bank in an alleged terrorist attack, was arrested in a joint operation by the Police, the IDF, and the Border Police on Thursday. On Thursday, at around noon, intelligence units found that the suspect was staying at his mother’s house in the village of Toura, near Jenin. The Yamam (Israel Police National Counter Terrorism Unit) then arrived at the scene and with assistance from intelligence drones, the suspect was located on a rooftop and was later apprehended. He was taken questioning by the Shin Bet. The paratroopers special unit came to the scene after the arrest and detained family members and other suspected accomplices. The suspect is a 40-year-old Paleostinian who has had previous involvement in security-related activity. His political affiliation isn’t clear. |
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