Police and the Shin Bet arrested four Negev residents suspected of planning to carry out a terror attack in Beersheba. An indictment was filed against them on Friday morning.
The arrests followed a joint investigation by the Southern District Police Central Unit and the Shin Bet that lasted several weeks during May and June. All four suspects are residents of Segev Shalom, a Bedouin town in the Negev.
During the investigation, police found that one of the detainees had posted social media content that allegedly constituted incitement to terror activity. Following this lead, investigators determined that all four suspects were involved in a conspiracy to promote terror activity and plan attacks.
The Shin Bet found that the suspects planned to open fire on the Segev Shalom police station, carry out an attack at Beersheba’s central bus station, and establish terrorist infrastructure aimed at harming security forces operating in the town.
IDF soldiers arrest twenty suspects in overnight raids across West Bank
The IDF arrested 20 suspects across the West Bank in an overnight operation between Tuesday and Wednesday, the military announced.
Among those arrested were individuals suspected of planning a terror attack, arms dealing, drug smuggling, human trafficking, and Hamas affiliation, the IDF said.
In Jenin, the military said it searched over 50 structures, while soldiers exchanged gunfire in Hebron before arresting five suspects.
Meanwhile, IDF soldiers operating jointly with Border Police officers in Tulkarem arrested four people suspected of Hamas affiliation, along with an additional person in Funduq suspected of terror incitement.