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| Three Palestinians from East Jerusalem arrested on suspicion of joining ISIS, plotting to attack security forces |
| 2025-07-25 |
| [IsraelTimes] Three Palestinians from East Jerusalem were arrested recently on suspicion of plotting a terror attack against security forces at a checkpoint in the area, police say. The three suspects had allegedly planned to target the Sheikh Saed checkpoint in the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood with a car bomb. According to police, all three suspects had joined ISIS and were in contact with the terror group’s operatives in the West Bank and Syria. They had planned to travel to Syria to be trained in bombmaking. The suspects also consumed large amounts of online ISIS content, including propaganda and execution videos from warzones abroad, police say. Operating off Shin Bet intelligence, the police arrested one of the suspects, a resident of Sur Baher in his 20s, several weeks ago. In the days following the initial arrest, police detained two additional suspects, also in their 20s, for questioning. Officers searched the home of the initial suspect a few days later and discovered he had been in possession of a pistol, as well as ammunition concealed inside one of his socks. One of the suspects had purchased a firearm with the stated intent of “killing Jews,” police say. The three explored several methods of carrying out their thwarted terror attack. They had considered shooting at checkpoint security forces and also weighed using a drone, but eventually settled on detonating a car bomb at the checkpoint, believing it would cause greater damage and more deaths, police say. The suspects’ remand has been extended several times by the court since their initial arrest. Law enforcement says that it expects prosecutors to file charges against all three, after a prosecutor’s statement was filed against two of the detainees earlier. Related: East Jerusalem: 2025-07-15 Gaza daily round-up: Muhammad Nasser Ali Kanita, who held Emily Damari hostage in his home, was eliminated East Jerusalem: 2025-07-10 UN blasted for funding committee 'created to destroy the Jewish state,' despite budget crisis East Jerusalem: 2025-06-06 Trump administration slaps sanctions on four ICC judges over Israel and US cases Related: Jabel Mukaber neighborhood: 2024-01-23 Police arrest 2 East Jerusalem men said to be planning ISIS-linked attack near Knesset Jabel Mukaber neighborhood: 2022-03-21 Police officer moderately hurt in East Jerusalem stabbing; assailant arrested Jabel Mukaber neighborhood: 2020-05-26 Police: East Jerusalem man tries to stab officer, is shot |
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