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2 East Jerusalem men charged with planning Independence Day shootings
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTwo residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber are charged with planning shooting attacks in the capital on Independence Day 2020, on behalf of the Islamic State terror group, according to Hebrew reports.
The suspects, aged 19 and 21, have attempted to join the Islamic State’s Sinai affiliate since 2016.
The pair — named as Ahmad Jabis and Basel Abidat — plotted to carry out a shooting attack either at Safra Square or the Sultan’s Pool, where crowds would gather to mark the festive day in April. They were apprehended by Israeli security forces before they could carry out the attack and are charged in court today.
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