Against the background of the fear of imitation: the security forces in an effort to rule out the possibility of individual threats

A preliminary check by the defense establishment shows that the terrorist Muhammad Abu al-Qi'an did not take any action before the attack that would arouse suspicion in the GSS. Jews

Amir Bohbot

23/03/2022

Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 22:00 Updated: 22:08

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In the video: Documentation of the attack and neutralization of the terrorist in a shopping complex in Be'er Sheva, March 22, 2022 (Photo: Amir Bohbot, Niv Aharonson, Yanir Yagana, Kobi Sapir, MDA, members of silence and documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law)

Despite the well-known past of the terrorist who carried out the attack, the GSS and the police have not been able to thwart one of the most serious attacks in Israel in recent years

. Security said the tools the law allows for intelligence surveillance of Israeli citizens are more limited than those used by the GSS against Palestinian suspects living in the territories.

In 2015, the GSS revealed an organization of six Israeli citizens who identified with the ideology of ISIS. Accurate intelligence led to their arrest and the filing of indictments and eventually imprisonment.

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The terrorist.

Abu al-Qi'an (Photo: GSS)

The terrorist was released in 2019 after he finished serving his sentence for security offenses.

Throughout the period in which the terrorist was released, a GSS surveillance process was conducted against him under the restrictions of the law because he is a citizen of Israel and is not a resident of the Occupied Territories

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However, an initial investigation carried out by the defense establishment shows that the terrorist did not carry out any suspicious action in the period prior to the attack in such a way that the GSS could reveal.

At this stage, it is not clear to security officials whether the terrorist took extreme precautions in such a way that the GSS and the police would not be able to reveal his intentions or that he made the decision to carry out the attack shortly before the attack. The extreme nationalism that characterized him, decreased significantly with an emphasis on his lifestyle and connections he maintained with the environment.

The scene of the attack in the WC, yesterday (Photo: TPS, without)

According to security sources who are in the details of the first tests about the terrorist, "the terrorist's conduct was the opposite of that of a terrorist who is going to carry out an attack."

Following the killing spree in Be'er Sheva, the GSS and the police launched an extensive investigation into the terrorist's immediate surroundings. At this stage, his two brothers remained in custody for further investigation because of investigation details that are currently being investigated by GSS investigators.

Security sources estimate that the terrorist made the decision to murder Israeli civilians only yesterday at noon unless he shared the decision to carry out an attack.

Meanwhile, at this stage, the GSS and the police are making an effort to expose another organization of individual terrorists with a blue ID card against the background of the fear of imitation of other Bedouin from the Negev. B.

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