IDF News Desk Announcement
Terrorist who shot and killed Naama and Eitam Henkin, Arrested
Date: 05/10/2015 Location: Tel Aviv

A joint effort of the IDF along with ISA and Israeli Police arrested the
murderers who shot and killed Naama and Eitam Henkin while driving with
their four children on October 1st 2015.

The night of the attack, two of the terrorists drove the road between Itamar
and Alon Moreh in order to stake out the area and choose the exact location
of the attack. Immediately prior to the attack the four operatives drove to
the chosen location for the attack, at which point one of the operatives
began to stake out the area. When the area was determined fit for the
planned attack, the operatives advanced on the road, identified the Henkin's
family and fired at the vehicle. The terrorists then stopped, exited their
vehicle, approached the family and opened fire again at the parents- Naama
and Eitam Henkin from close range. Once the terrorists carried out the
deadly attack, they fled the scene, running off to Nablus.

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, IDF Spokesman: "We are seeing a rise in the
motivation for terror in Judea and Samaria. Hamas among other terror
organizations are fueling instability across the entire region. Terrorism
cannot go unanswered, cannot become an acceptable routine. We owe it to our
people to continue taking all necessary measures to keep them safe."

Below please find a press release from the ISA, including details from the
investigation.


ISA:
Following an intelligence and operational effort to locate those involved in
the October 1 shooting attack at an Israeli vehicle near Itamar in which
Rabbi Eitam Henkin and his wife Naama were murdered while traveling with
their four young children, the ISA, IDF and Israel Police have arrested
members of the cell that perpetrated the attack. The detainees have been
transferred for investigation by the ISA and have admitted their involvement
in the murder of the Henkins.


The cell – affiliated with Hamas in Nablus – numbered five terrorists, each
of which had a defined role. One terrorist checked the route. Three
terrorists were in the attacking vehicle – a driver and two attackers. The
cell commander was not in the vehicle. Several additional suspects have been
arrested on suspicion of aiding the cell.

The cell commander was Raeb Ahmed Muhammad Alivi, born in 1978, and active
in Hamas's military wing. He recruited the members of the cell, instructed
them and provided them with weapons

Members of the cell included:

Yehye Muhammad Naif Abdallah Haj Hamed, born in 1991, a resident of Nablus.
A Hamas member, he carried out the shooting in this attack and has been
active in others.

Samir Zahir Ibrahim Kusa, born in 1982, a resident of Nablus. A Hamas
member, he drove the attacking vehicle.



Kerem Lutfy Fathi Razek, born in 1992, a resident of Nablus. A Hamas member,
he set out on the attack armed with a pistol but was mistakenly wounded by
his colleague during the carrying out of the attack.

Zid Ziad Jamil Amar, born in 1989, a resident of Nablus. A Hamas member, he
checked the route.

Cell members said that on the evening of the attack, two of them traveled on
the route and selected the point from which they would open fire. Afterwards
they collected the other members, one of which checked the route. Upon
hearing that the route was clear, the cell set out, identified the Henkins'
vehicle and opened fire. After the Henkins' vehicle stopped, two cell
members left their vehicle and fired again from very close range.

During the shooting, one of the cell members was accidentally shot by one of
his colleagues and dropped his pistol, which was left at the scene and found
by Israeli forces. After carrying out the shooing, the terrorists fled
toward Nablus.

The cell members also said that they had been involved in two shooting
attacks in recent weeks, neither of which resulted in casualties, including
the 30 August attack near the entrance to Kedumim.


The investigation of the cell members is continuing.