Bedouin Man Sentenced to 24.5 Years for Spying on IDF for Gaza Terror Group
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A Negev Bedouin man, Shahada Abu Alqian, received a 24.5-year prison sentence for aiding a Gaza terror group. He enlisted in the IDF in May 2022 to gather intelligence on soldiers and bases. His activities were thwarted when security forces arrested him eight days after his enlistment. He was convicted of aiding an enemy, terror, and weapons offenses.
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- Shahada Abu Alqian received a 24.5-year prison sentence for espionage and terror offenses.
- He acted on behalf of a Gaza terror organization, enlisting in the IDF to gather intelligence.
- Abu Alqian's mission was to collect information on Bedouin soldiers, bases, and military locations.
- He also stole weapons from an IDF soldier and transferred arms to the West Bank.
- Security forces arrested Abu Alqian just eight days after his IDF enlistment in May 2022.
- The conviction was part of a plea deal for aiding an enemy during wartime.
The Beersheba District Court has sentenced Shahada Abu Alqian, a resident of the Negev's Bedouin population, to 24 and a half years in prison. Abu Alqian was convicted as part of a plea deal for aiding an enemy during wartime and for terror and weapons offenses. He acted on behalf of a terror organization from the Gaza Strip, even enlisting in the IDF under their direction to gather intelligence.
Abu Alqian also stole weapons from an IDF soldier and later transferred arms to the West Bank for the terror group. Following instructions from his handler in the "Abu Suleiman" terror organization, Abu Alqian enlisted in the IDF in May 2022. His objective was to collect information on Bedouin soldiers, bases, and military locations to transmit to the terror organization.
Approximately eight days after his enlistment, security forces arrested Abu Alqian, thwarting his activities.
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