Israeli police forces raided on Friday, shortly after the stabbing attack at the hotel in Kibbutz Tzuba near Jerusalem, the home of the attacker, Mohammad Shawamreh (Abu Dubai), in the Shuafat refugee camp in the north of the city. The forces arrested his brother and searched the house, seizing materials and technological devices.
Shooting in Shuafat during escape attempt
As police forces arrived at the attacker’s home, a suspect tried to flee, was shot, and taken to hospital. According to Palestinians, another man who happened to pass by in his car was also injured by a stray bullet that penetrated his vehicle. Footage circulated online showed the wounded lying on the road at the scene.
The police operation was disrupted by rioters from among Shuafat residents, forcing the forces to use crowd dispersal measures, including tear gas.
Jerusalem Police: raid and seized materials
In a statement, Israel Police said: “Following the stabbing attack at the hotel in Kibbutz Tzuba – within a short time, undercover Border Police officers from Jerusalem, Border Police forces from the Jerusalem envelope and the Internal Security Division, detectives from the central unit of the Jerusalem District and the Shin Bet raided the terrorist’s house in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem. During the forces’ closure on the house, a suspect attempted to escape and was shot by the fighters. The suspect was evacuated for medical treatment in hospital.”
The statement further added: “The forces conducted a search and seized materials and technological means. In addition, they arrested the attacker’s brother. All findings and detainees were taken for further investigation at the central unit of the Jerusalem District. During the operation, dozens of suspects disturbed the order, threw stones, and hurled a pipe bomb at the fighters, who responded with riot control means.”
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The stabbing attack at the Tzuba hotel
As recalled, on Friday afternoon the attacker Shawamreh, 43, who worked in the hotel kitchen in Kibbutz Tzuba as a contractor, burst into the dining room armed with a knife and began stabbing hotel guests. Two of those present were injured – one seriously and the other moderately – and were evacuated to hospital. Guests in the dining room, including a police detective from the Negev central unit, managed to overpower the attacker with their bare hands, without the use of firearms.
