Israeli Prosecution Accuses Jerusalem Pharmacy Student of Plotting Attacks
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
Israeli prosecutors have indicted 22-year-old pharmacy student Mohammed Shalabi from East Jerusalem for allegedly planning attacks using explosives and poisons. The charges include preparing for a terror attack and receiving terrorist training, with the prosecution seeking his detention until trial. Shalabi is accused of radicalization following the October 7 events and planning to target Israeli forces and civilians. He allegedly acquired chemicals and researched bomb-making, with prosecutors seeking to keep him in custody.
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- Israeli prosecutors indicted pharmacy student Mohammed Shalabi for allegedly planning terror attacks.
- Shalabi is accused of planning to use explosives and toxic substances against Israelis.
- The indictment includes charges of preparing for a terror attack and receiving terrorist training.
- Prosecutors claim his radicalization was influenced by the October 7 events and the Gaza war.
- He allegedly acquired chemicals and researched bomb-making, storing materials at home.
- The prosecution seeks Shalabi's continued detention until the end of legal proceedings.
Israeli prosecutors have indicted Mohammed Shalabi, a 22-year-old pharmacy student from Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem, accusing him of planning to carry out attacks against security forces and Jewish civilians using explosives and toxic substances. The prosecution is seeking his continued detention until the legal proceedings are concluded.
The indictment, filed with the Jerusalem District Court, charges Shalabi with "preparing for a terror attack aimed at murder" and "receiving training for terrorist purposes." According to the prosecution's narrative, Shalabi, a third-year pharmacy student and pharmacy assistant, underwent an "ideological radicalization process" influenced by the events of October 7 and the war in Gaza.
The prosecution alleges that Shalabi regularly consumed content related to Hamas and ISIS, and decided to exploit his studies and access to chemicals for planning attacks. The indictment claims that in early 2025, angered by traffic violations issued to worshippers near a mosque in Beit Hanina, he began planning to target Israeli law enforcement. He allegedly monitored their activities for two months and downloaded instructions for making explosives before abandoning this specific plan when law enforcement stopped frequenting the area.
Prosecutors further claim Shalabi then shifted to planning a larger-scale attack, stating he wanted to kill "a large number of Jews." He allegedly joined Telegram groups, some linked to organizations Israel deems terrorist, including one attributed to ISIS. He is accused of downloading dozens of files on explosives, poisons, and detonators, and of noting down recipes for lethal poisons and information on explosive materials in a notebook.
The indictment asserts that Shalabi moved beyond planning, making actual preparations. He allegedly traveled to Ramallah twice to purchase chemicals and equipment, splitting purchases to avoid suspicion and storing the materials in his room. The prosecution claims he conducted a chemical experiment in his bathroom, igniting a mixture to test materials, and later deleted files and search history from his phone in an attempt to conceal his actions. The prosecution's statement did not include a response from Shalabi or his lawyer, nor did it mention any judicial ruling confirming the allegations.
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