Israel Expands Search for Driver Behind the Car-Ramming Incident Near Beit Lid and Fears He May Execute a New Attack

Translation by SadaNews - Israeli forces expanded their search operations on Saturday for the perpetrator of the car-ramming attack at the entrance of Kfar Yona in the occupied interior days ago, which resulted in the injury of 11 Israelis, including 9 soldiers who sustained moderate and minor injuries.

According to the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth's website, the Israeli police released a new image of the assailant, Arkan Khaled (27 years old), a resident of Taibe.

According to the site, as translated by SadaNews, a large number of police and border guard forces participated in an extensive manhunt for the assailant, including units from the undercover police and intelligence.

Investigations show that the assailant asked a friend in Lod for a Toyota car "to buy bread," before heading to the area to execute the attack.

The owner of the vehicle has been detained for questioning, along with other individuals connected to it.

After the attack, the assailant left the vehicle in the Beit Lid area and fled on foot.

Search operations for Khaled have thus far concentrated in the Kfar Yona area and the surrounding towns and agricultural regions.

Israeli forces utilized helicopters and drones, and conducted, among other things, searches at construction sites in the open area west of Kfar Yona.

The Israeli police fear that the assailant might carry out another operation due to having nothing to lose, especially since he has not been apprehended yet. Therefore, these concerns are increasing, and significant efforts are being made to locate and arrest him.