On Friday night, two residents of the Negev were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of IDF soldier Ron Yitzhak Kukia a day earlier in Arad, it has been cleared for publication.
According to investigating sources, the findings collected so far within the framework of the Shin Bet investigation indicate that the attack was terror, with nationalistic motives.
During the interrogation one of the suspects linked himself to the murder and even led the Shin Bet interrogators to the place where the soldier's weapon was hidden. Shin Bet security services said the suspects are being interrogated, and a gag order has been issued on the identity of the suspects and the rest of the investigation.