11 April 2002
A woman terrorist, en route to carry out a suicide attack, arrested
in Tulkarm
(Communicated by the IDF Spokesman)
Less than two days after IDF forces withdrew from Tulkarm, IDF
forces arrested Shefa Kudasi, a young Palestinian woman, resident of
Tulkarm. Kudasi had been recruited by Fatah-Tanzim to carry out a
suicide attack inside Israel while disguised as a pregnant woman.
Kudasi, 26-years-old, divorced and the mother of an eight-year-old
girl, was arrested tonight (April 11) at her parents house. When
questioned, she admitted that she had been instructed by wanted
Tanzim terrorists to infiltrate into the Sharon region of Israel
while disguised as a pregnant woman who is wearing a coat and
carrying a bag, and to carry out a suicide attack in a crowded
location.
As of late, Israel has seen a large number of attacks carried out by
Palestinian women in the service of the terrorist organizations.
These organizations are interested in exploiting the assumption that
women do not arouse suspicion either on their way to Israel or during
their stay there. It is highly likely that the Palestinian terrorist
organizations will continue to exploit the innocent countenance of
women in order to carry out terrorist attacks. By doing so, they are
sending these women to their deaths.
The arrest of Shefa Kudasi was carried out by IDF soldiers who had
to re-enter the town of Tulkarm in order to perform this mission.
This arrest foiled the young woman's intentions to commit suicide,
preventing a murderous terrorist attack.