A joint operation of Shin Bet (ISA, Israel Security Agency) and police forces thwarted a shooting attack planned by a terror cell from the Tul Karm region and instructed by Hezbollah.
Investigations revealed that the son of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah recruited Mahmoud Zallul, a Palestinian Arab from Tul Karm to head the attack. Zallul was instructed to recruit additional terror cell members and gather preliminary information in order to commit attacks.