Terrorist says he committed stabbing because of Operation Protective Edge and events at Temple Mount

Hamza Muhammed Hassan Matrouk, a 22-year-old from Tulkarm, was named as the perpetrator of the stabbing inside a Tel Aviv bus on Wednesday morning.

During questioning, he said he committed the attack because of Operation Protective Edge and events at the Temple Mount. He also said hew as motivated by watching radical Islamic material that spoke of "reaching paradise".