[IsraelTimes] Several Arab Israelis have been arrested or charged in recent days on suspicion of having collaborated with West Bank terror groups planning to carry out attacks inside Israel.
On Friday, the Israel Police said it had arrested two Galilee residents for planning attacks in coordination with the Tulkarem Brigades
…sometimes Tulkarm Brigades, they first appeared in 2022. Various groups claim their origin, but really they’ll take money, personnel, and partner with any jihad group to attack Israel… terror group, based out of the West Bank city of the same name.
The two men, named by police as Nur Shabaat, a resident of the town of Nahf, and Amir Kaywan, from the nearby Deir al-Assad, were arrested in March.
Police said that during interrogation, it was found that Shabaat made contact with the Tulkarem Brigades to participate in their operations, as well as those of other West Bank terror groups.
Shabaat then asked Kaywan for assistance with the plans, including asking him on several occasions to carry out stabbing attacks against security forces on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Israel has been carrying out an extended counterterrorism operation dubbed Operation Iron Wall in the northern West Bank since January 21, an operation initiated days after a ceasefire agreement came into effect in the war against Hamas in Gaza.
The operation began in the terror hotbed of Jenin, before expanding to nearby towns including Tulkarem, Far’a and Nur Shams. In recent days, the IDF said it expanded the operation to the Nablus area as well.
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