Shin Bet Uncovers Negev Cell Planning Attacks Against Israeli Targets
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Israel's Shin Bet security agency revealed on Thursday the dismantling of a military cell in the Negev composed of Israeli citizens planning attacks. Since the start of the year, 72 Negev residents, most with Israeli IDs, have been arrested for security threats. The cell, from Shaqib al-Salam, planned bombings and shootings inspired by West Bank factions. The Shin Bet stated these thwarted plots highlight the danger of Israeli citizen-led cells.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shin Bet arrested an Israeli military cell in the Negev planning attacks against Israeli targets.
- The cell members are Israeli citizens from Shaqib al-Salam, inspired by West Bank factions.
- Planned attacks included bombings and shootings at police stations and a bus station.
- Since the start of the year, 72 Negev residents have been arrested for security threats.
- The Shin Bet thwarted these plots, warning of the danger from Israeli citizen-led cells.
Israel's General, the Shin Bet, revealed on Thursday that it had uncovered a military cell in the Negev region composed of Israeli citizens who were planning attacks against Israeli targets. The agency stated that since the beginning of the year, 72 residents of the Negev and Southern Israel have been arrested for involvement in security-endangering activities, with 67 of them holding Israeli "blue ID" identity cards. The Shin Bet indicated that in May and June, five individuals from the Negev town of Shaqib al-Salam were arrested. These individuals, acting as a cell, were reportedly inspired by military factions in the West Bank and planned to carry out terrorist acts and establish a military battalion. The cell leader allegedly incited violence against Israel on social media and proposed attacks, including a shooting at the Shaqib al-Salam police station and a stabbing and shooting attack at the central bus station in Beersheba. Another member reportedly agreed to join the battalion as the "cell's engineer," responsible for creating explosive devices targeting Israeli security forces. A fifth member also agreed to join the cell and carry out an attack at the Shaqib al-Salam police station. A report by "Ynet" mentioned that the Shin Bet arrested an Israeli citizen from Shaqib al-Salam who incited terrorism and planned a shooting attack in Beersheba, was in contact with ISIS operatives, and expressed willingness to travel abroad to fight for the organization. The Shin Bet statement concluded that these investigations, along with other arrests, highlight the security threat posed by cells formed by Israeli citizens, some with military characteristics, aiming to carry out attacks within Israel, all of which were thwarted by the Shin Bet and police.
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