Israeli authorities thwarted a deadly terror attack directed from Hamas’s offices in Turkey, it was cleared for publication on Monday.
Anas Shurman was arrested by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) in Shechem (Nablus) on March 15, with agents seizing a 12-kilogram explosive device.
Shurman, who is originally from Tulkarem and had lived in Jordan, was recruited into Hamas by Imad Ebid, a Hamas operative based in Turkey in December 2023.
In preparation for the attack, Shurman trained to drive a motorcycle, took a photograph of his will, and received funds and instructions to carry out the attack using a bomb which Hamas hid for him near a spring in the Samaria region. Next to the bomb, which was placed inside luggage, was a letter with further instructions.