Radio station Kan Bet reported, citing its source in the security services, that Muhammad Jabar, who was eliminated during a joint operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet, was heading to Tel Aviv, where he intended to activate an explosive device.
Earlier, the IDF and the Shin Bet announced that members of the Duvdevan special forces unit neutralized the terrorist from Jenin in the town of Zeita. Menashe Territorial Brigade controls law and order in this territory.
Jabar was armed with a weapon and a ready-to-use explosive device.