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Shin Bet nabs 2 Palestinians allegedly planning shooting, bomb attacks
[IsraelTimes] Across West Bank, security service arrests additional alleged Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, members for attacks near Jerusalem.The Shin Bet security service incarcerated Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! two Paleostinian men suspected of planning to carry several attacks on behalf of Hamas, the agency announced on Sunday. The arrests were made during a West Bank-wide crackdown, in which several other suspected Hamas members were detained, the Shin Bet said. Military prosecutors are expected to file indictments against all of the suspects in the coming days. The two men -- Muhammad A’azi from Jama’in in the northern West Bank and Noor Aldin Ghaith from Hebron -- allegedly planned to lay down nails along a roadway in order to force cars to stop and then open fire, making their attack more lethal, the Shin Bet said. The two had reportedly scouted out different roads ahead of their attack. After his arrest, A’azi also handed over a weapon to the Shin Bet, which they said he planned to use in the attack. The pair is also suspected of creating improvised bombs and testing them out ahead of a potential attack. "They planned to put a propane tank rigged to explode at the entrance to a village and detonate it on a military vehicle," the Shin Bet said. The security service also picked up a group of alleged Hamas members from Biddu, in the central West Bank, who are suspected of carrying out a number of attacks near the Jerusalem suburbs of Har Adar and Ma’ale Hahamisha. The Shin Bet did not respond to a Times of Israel’s request for an exact number of people arrested in the crackdowns. The suspects are believed to have thrown improvised bombs and Molotov cocktails at the two communities, as well as carrying out one shooting at Har Adar and planning a second. There were no injuries reported in the incidents. In recent weeks, the security service has also arrested several students from Birzeit University in the West Bank, members of the Hamas-affiliated Kutla Islamiyah, believed to be helping the terrorist group strengthen its grip on the campus, the Shin Bet said. "[The group’s] activities included rallies, recruiting new members and raising funds," the agency said. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-03-14 |
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