The residents of east Jerusalem were the first to be apprehended after two explosive devices were remotely detonated, killing two Israelis and wounding dozens; forces say the manhunt after terrorists included intelligence gathering and CCTV footage. Aryeh Shchupak a 16-year-old yeshiva student and Tadesa Tashuma a 50-year-old father of six were killed in Jerusalem blasts.
A war room was established in the Shin Bet, dedicated specifically to the manhunt, with an expectation that as intelligence was being gathered, the terrorists might make a mistake that would facilitate their capture.
Searches relied on intelligence gathering and were mired by concern that more attacks were imminent as the terrorists attempted to flee.
After a deadly attack on a checkpoint in Jerusalem last month, the gunman, a resident of the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem, was in the wind for 12 days before attempting another attack which led troops to him.
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