ISRAEL THWARTS HAMAS SUICIDE BOMBING PLOT ON BUS IN JERUSALEM:

Israeli security authorities announced 11 Oct. 2016, that they have arrested a Hamas operative who planned a number of terror attacks in the Jerusalem area, including a suicide bombing on a bus in the capital's Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood. Muhammad Fuaz Ibrahim Julani, from the outskirts of Jerusalem, was arrested last month while planning the attack at the behest of his Hamas handlers in the Gaza Strip, according to the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) The investigation of Julani revealed that he had discussed a number of potential attacks with his handlers, including a bombing at a store he had formerly worked at, and bombing attacks at high profile sites in Jerusalem that would cause mass casualties, such as the Central Bus Station and the Malha Mall. Such targets were ruled out amid heavy Israeli security presence and the Hamas terrorists settled on the Pisgat Ze'ev bus bombing, the Shin Bet said. Julani was arrested before he could perform the attack, after which he turned in two of his family members who had helped him hide weapons from Israeli authorities during his arrest. (J.Post)