Attacker served two years in prison for planning suicide attack

Two Ukrainian nationals among five killed in terror spree; Bennett urges citizens to arm themselves; Gantz pressured PA President Abbas to condemn attack

Bnei Brak attacker served two years in Israeli prison for planning suicide attack (Haaretz)
After being convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, Diaa Hamarsheh made a living in Israel without a work permit

Ukrainian nationals killed in Bnei Brak named as Victor Sorokopot, Dimitri Mitrik (Times of Israel)
The two men, foreign workers employed in construction and living in the city, were shot dead as they sat outside a local grocery store

Israel’s PM urges citizens to arm themselves after Tel Aviv attack (Guardian)
Security cabinet in emergency talks ahead of Ramadan, Passover and Easter celebrations

Gantz pressured Abbas to condemn attack, threatened to pull planned Ramadan gestures (Times of Israel)
Shooting jeopardises bid to grant more entry permits for elderly Palestinians to pray at al-Aqsa; silence by PA leader would have put such measures at further risk, official says

Biden offers condolences to Israel's Bennett after attacks (Jerusalem Post)
Biden reaffirmed the US's position that it would stand with Israel in light of these terrorist attacks as well as all threats against Israel

Photo: Dimitri Mitrik and Victor Sorokopot, two Ukrainian foreign workers who were shot dead in a terrorist attack in Bnei Brak on March 29