Israeli Court Indicts Arab Teen for Threatening Terror Attack on IDF Soldiers

The Central District Prosecutor's Office filed a serious indictment on Thursday against a 15-and-a-half-year-old Arab minor from central Israel for threatening to carry out a terror attack. Earlier this month, the teen posted a video to a public WhatsApp group focused on dog breeding, showing a military vehicle near a barn and saying, "Here comes the army, may God shame them." He then detailed his intentions to attack the soldiers, recording a voice message stating, "I want to plant an explosive device on them, I know where they sit... I will place a bomb under each one, and may God be with them." Despite a group member warning him that his statements could lead to police reports and arrests, the minor sent another voice message threatening, "I will blow them up soon... wait a little longer, Allah's gifts will be theirs." Due to the severity of the threats, a group member reported the incident to the police, leading to the teen's arrest and the indictment. The charges include making terror-related threats on a public civilian platform.