The suspect was questioned two weeks earlier, underwent a polygraph test, and used a knife in the attack, hinting that the decision was impulsive.
"Only monsters are capable of murdering an 80-year-old woman in cold blood," National Unity leader Benny Gantz said.
The terrorist who committed the shooting surrendered to security forces on Thursday morning, Israel's military said.
The terrorist reportedly arrived at the Qalandiya checkpoint armed with a knife and fired fireworks at security forces operating there.
Significant cultural clashes between Western values – freedom of speech, secularism, and gender equality – and conservative Islamic norms exacerbate tensions.
The individual had allegedly shared videos promoting and praising Islamic State on his social media.
The bodies were transferred from Israel back to Jordan via the King Hussein Bridge before being returned to their families.
Aviad Frija was indicted by military courts for shooting an Israeli civilian Yuval Doron Castleman. Frija will be charged with reduced manslaughter.
In addition to mapping Qawasmeh’s home, the soldiers confiscated weapons, weapon parts, and ammunition in the village of Deir Samet in the Judea Brigade sector.
The terrorist is a resident of the West Bank, who carried out the attack in Jaffa, where seven civilians were murdered and 16 others wounded.
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