Two days before the arrest of the four Beit Safafa residents, authorities charged an 18-year-old Israeli Arab from the “triangle region of Arab towns east of Netanya” who had been taken into custody by law enforcement last month for planning to carry out an attack inspired by the Islamic State. On September 30, the Shin Bet and the Israel Police announced that, “in recent weeks,” they had arrested Issa Maadi, an Israeli Arab from Acre who planned to attack Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers with an improved explosive device at a bus stop on behalf of the Islamic State, Ynet reported. The Shin Bet said it had uncovered and arrested more than 15 cells since the beginning of the year, most of them composed of Israeli Arabs who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
Author: Joe Truzman
Published at: 2025-11-16 21:41:37
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