A resident of the Arab town of Kalansua was arrested recently on charges that he planned to carry out terror attacks on Israelis. The Arab, who is an Israeli citizen, was set to conduct a shooting attack against IDF soldiers in the Hevron area. The Arab worked in conjunction with an Islamic Jihad terrorist from the Tul Karem area. The information was released for publication by security officials Monday.

The Arab has been held in custody for several weeks, and security officials have been questioning him.