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Police indict Israeli citizen for plotting terror attack in Jerusalem, pledging allegiance to ISIS
Authorities say digital materials recovered at the suspect’s home strengthened allegations that he planned an attack on IDF soldiers.
On Tuesday, Israeli security forces arrested four Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives suspected of planning a terrorist attack in the northern West Bank, the IDF said.
Acting on Shin Bet intelligence, the Menashe Regional Brigade conducted arrests this week in the villages of Qabatiya and Arraba near Jenin during two separate operations.
The Shin Bet and Israel Police also thwarted a separate plot in Jerusalem, arresting an 18-year-old resident of Umm al-Fahm for pledging allegiance to the Islamic State .
Following a month-long investigation, prosecutors filed an indictment on Tuesday against the suspect for serious offenses, including membership in the Islamic State.
Israeli troops arrested a wanted suspect allegedly involved in arms trafficking in the Beit Rima area, northwest of Ramallah, during a separate operation this week.
On Tuesday, the Israeli Police announced the arrest of an 18-year-old man accused of preparing an attack in Jerusalem by order of the jihadist Islamic State organization.