Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, arrested an undocumented Palestinian resident in Bnei Brak Thursday morning on suspicion that he was planning to carry out a terror attack. The suspect was taken into custody and transferred for questioning by security forces. Three additional undocumented residents were also arrested.

At the same time, police detained five other undocumented individuals in a nearby area.

The primary suspect was handed over to the Shin Bet for interrogation, as investigators work to determine the nature and scope of the attack he allegedly intended to carry out. As of now, no further details have been released regarding the suspected target.

In a separate development, police updated the public on additional enforcement activity carried out this week in Yerushalayim. Officers from the Lev Habira police station were operating in the Ramot neighborhood after noticing several individuals who aroused suspicion. When officers approached, the suspects fled into a building under construction.

Police entered the structure and located five undocumented individuals who are suspected of having infiltrated Israel from the village of Ubeidiya. All of the suspects were arrested and taken in for questioning.

The investigation revealed that this was the second time security forces had discovered undocumented individuals at the same construction site. As a result of the findings, the employer was detained for questioning.

Following the investigation, Yerushalayim District Commander Superintendent Avshalom Peled signed an administrative order closing the construction site for 20 days. Police noted that the undocumented individuals were deported from Israeli territory upon completion of the legal proceedings in their case.

{Matzav.com}