The agencies said the suspect had made extensive preparations to join ISIS, including by writing a will, collecting funds, applying for a foreign passport and maintaining contact with “hostile elements” online.
Since Hamas launched its latest war against the Jewish state on Oct. 7, Israeli authorities have thwarted numerous ISIS-linked terrorist plots.
In April, four Arabs from eastern Jerusalem who had sworn allegiance to ISIS, two of whom planned to attack a police station near the capital’s Teddy sports stadium, were indicted in an Israeli court.
The previous month, Israeli security personnel arrested four Palestinians planning ISIS-inspired attacks against troops in Judea and Samaria.
On Jan. 22, security forces thwarted an ISIS-inspired attack that was to be carried out near the Knesset in Jerusalem.
Earlier this year, ISIS spokesman Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari called on the group’s supporters around the world to attack Jews and avenge the killing by the Israel Defense Forces of Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Source: JNS
