Disguising himself as Arab, Israeli settler plans to attack Palestinian children at Al Aqsa mosque
Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Israeli Ynet website reported that an Israeli settler in his 20s disguised himself as an Arab in order to break into Al Aqsa mosque and kill Palestinian children because they are "easy pickings".
According to the website, the settler was caught carrying knives and sharp tools and he was planning to kill worshipers at the holy mosque.
It also added that the settler confessed during an interrogation that followed his arrest on Thursday, that he was planning to attack Palestinian children because they are "easy pickings", as he described them.
The Israeli website cited the settler's confession as saying that he has already driven through the city, searching for a Palestinian child to attack. He found a child in an alley but when he approached him, the child screamed, which pushed the settler to escape. The settler added that he and friends of him planned to attack Palestinians at Bab Al Amoud.
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