Teacher Arrested Near Nablus for Praising Terrorists

Israeli police announced the arrest of a Palestinian teacher suspected of incitement to terror and supporting terrorist organizations. The suspect, a man in his 30s from the village of Tal, southwest of Nablus, reportedly worked at a local school. For several months, he allegedly posted messages on social media glorifying terrorist groups and their actions, as well as expressing support for convicted terrorists. Police cited a specific post featuring a monument to four terrorists involved in a July 24, 2026 attack near Tal, which killed Major Yuval Ezra and Captain (res.) Binyamin Melet. The monument was named "Garden of Martyrs." The teacher allegedly wrote, "May Allah have mercy on you, forgive you, accept you, and settle you in the highest levels of His paradise." Another post reportedly referred to terrorists as "my brothers, beloved cousins, martyrs who gave their lives on the land of the homeland, moving forward and not retreating." In the initial days following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, the suspect allegedly posted an image of a Hamas operative on a paraglider. Police launched an investigation after discovering these posts. Soldiers from the Shomron Brigade apprehended the suspect at his home and transferred him to the Samaria Police crime unit for questioning. He was taken into custody pending further investigation, and police intend to request an extension of his detention from the court.