The gunman, Alaa Abu Dhein (Arabic: علاء أبو دهيم‎, Hebrew: עלא אבו-דהיים‎), a resident of Jerusalem, was, according to his family, a driver who delivered goods to the yeshiva;[16] this was later denied by the head of the yeshiva. [clarification needed] [citation needed] The gunman's family said he was an intensely religious Muslim but not a member of any militant group. [citation needed]